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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06849 Author/Creator: Liancourt, François Alexandre Frédéric, duc de la Rochefoucauld, 1747-1827 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 22 December 1796 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 25 cm, Width: 20.4 cm Order a Copy

Date's month is partially legible, but a note added later suggests it is December. Assures Knox of his friendship and stresses that Knox should not doubt him. Informs him that he will leave to visit Knox tomorrow.

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

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