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Beaumez, M. de (Bon-Albert Briois), 1759-1809 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07081 Author/Creator: Beaumez, M. de (Bon-Albert Briois), 1759-1809 Place Written: Calcutta, India Type: Autograph letter signed Date: January 23, 1798 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 22.7 cm, Width: 18.7 cm Order a Copy

Complains about not hearing from Knox and discusses the events in France and Europe, as well as relations between America and France.

Beaumez, M. de (Bon-Albert Briois), 1759-1809
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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