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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Count de Rochambeau

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03620 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 25 July 1787 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 32.4 cm, Width: 19.4 cm Order a Copy

Asks Rochambeau to send him a list of all the French members of the Society of the Cincinnati from the land service. Explains that the list is necessary for maintenance of Society records, and also for filling out diplomas for the members.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Rochambeau, Donatien Marie Joseph de Vimeur, vicomte de, 1750-1813

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