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Necker, Jacques (1732-1804) [Excerpt from "Le compte rendu au roi"] [in French]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09896 Author/Creator: Necker, Jacques (1732-1804) Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document Date: 1781 Pagination: 6 p. ; 30.9 x 19.9 cm. Order a Copy

Excerpt from French finance minister Necker's 1781 report, to the king, of the royal finances. Entirely in the hand of Henry Knox's aide-de-camp Samuel Shaw.

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