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Barbé-Marbois, François, marquis de, 1745-1837 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03142 Author/Creator: Barbé-Marbois, François, marquis de, 1745-1837 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 9 May 1785 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 19.9 cm, Width: 15.7 cm Order a Copy

Barbé-Marbois, a French diplomat, writes that he is "anxious of laying before [Knox] some matters concerning french officers..."

Barbé-Marbois, François, marquis de, 1745-1837
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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