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Broglie, Francois, comte de (fl. 1786-1788) to Henry Knox [in French]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03299 Author/Creator: Broglie, Francois, comte de (fl. 1786-1788) Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 13 September 1786 Pagination: 2 p. ; docket ; 19.9 x 16.1 cm. Order a Copy

Written from "Quartier Dauphin." According to the docket, written from Saint Domingue to recommend the Baron de la Valletiere for membership in the Society of the Cincinnati.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Broglio, Francois, comte de, fl. 1786-1788

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