Beaumez, M. de (Bon-Albert Briois), 1759-1809 to Henry Knox

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GLC02437.07323-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
7 November 1799
Author/Creator
Beaumez, M. de (Bon-Albert Briois), 1759-1809
Title
to Henry Knox
Place Written
Calcutta, India
Pagination
6 p. : Height: 22.6 cm, Width: 18.9 cm
Primary time period
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Sub-Era
The Early Republic

Beaumez relates his troubles for "being borne in France," as the government general in Calcutta wants him to return to America. Beaumez talks about the dangers he faces should he be captured by a French ship. He says that his reputation has allowed him to get an extension to stay for six months.

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