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Unknown [Regimental request for the Society of Cincinnati] [in French]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04937 Author/Creator: Unknown Place Written: [Paris, France] Type: Manuscript document Date: 2 May 1791 Pagination: 1 p. ; 30.7 x 19.9 cm. Order a Copy

Request of the French regiment of de Cuzenne for crosses of the Society of Cincinnati.

Grasse, François Joseph Paul de Grasse, comte de, 1722-1788
Robin, Joachim, fl 1791

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