Châteaubourg, Camille Basset de (fl. 1790-1813) to Henry Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04590 Author/Creator: Châteaubourg, Camille Basset de (fl. 1790-1813) Place Written: Lyon, France Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 27 April 1790 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 19.8 x 16.2 cm. Order a Copy
Discusses his invitation to join the Society of the Cincinnati that he received after the late War. Says in 1784 he was one of the French officers admitted into the Society, but at the time he could not procure himself the commission for his admission. Would like to obtain a diploma for the title of the honor he had to participate in the Society.
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