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Knox, Henry (1750-1806) to the Duke de Liancourt

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07000 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter Date: 7 July 1797 Pagination: 3 p. : docket ; 30.4 x 18.5 cm. Order a Copy

Writes to correct the Duke's misconception of Knox's attitude toward the French and France as a country.

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

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