George Washington to Henry Knox Regarding the Way the French View the Society of the Cincinnati, 27 April 1787

Download or read book George Washington to Henry Knox Regarding the Way the French View the Society of the Cincinnati, 27 April 1787 written by George Washington and published by . This book was released on 1787 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Transmits a copy of an excerpt from a letter (see GLC 02437.03338) sent by Mr. Jefferson (Thomas Jefferson). Notes that the excerpt pertains to a translation of the article Cincinnati, from the Encyclopdie Mthodique, and reflects the way the French view the Society of the Cincinnati. Since Washington cannot read French, he has to rely on Jefferson's comments on the article, and has asked a gentleman who lives in my family to prepare a translation he encloses [not present]. Allows Knox to decide how to present the topic of the article to the Society of the Cincinnati.