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Liancourt, François Alexandre Frédéric, duc de la Rochefoucauld (1747-1827) to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06742 Author/Creator: Liancourt, François Alexandre Frédéric, duc de la Rochefoucauld (1747-1827) Place Written: Charleston, South Carolina Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 16 May 1796 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket ; 22.8 x 18.6 cm. Order a Copy

Read about Knox's misfortune in the papers and sends his respects (may be referring to the recent deaths of two of Knox's children).

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Liancourt, François Alexandre Frédéric, duc de la Rochefoucauld, 1747-1827

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