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Lotbinière, Michel de Chartier, chevalier, marquis de, 1723-1798 [Extract of a letter to Monsieur de Gribeauval respecting Mr. Knox]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03613 Author/Creator: Lotbinière, Michel de Chartier, chevalier, marquis de, 1723-1798 Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript letter Date: 23 July 1787 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 24 cm, Width: 19.3 cm Order a Copy

Discusses his acquaintance with Knox, who hopes to start a correspondence with Gribeauval, most likely due to their common experience with artillery. Reports that Knox is knowledgeable about Gribeauval's reputation in Europe. Noted as an extract of a letter. Translation of GLC02437.03614.

Gribeauval, Jean Baptiste Vaquette de, 1715-1789
Lotbinière, Michel de Chartier, chevalier, marquis de, 1723-1798
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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