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Vaughn, John Crawford, 1824-1875 to François Joseph Paul comte de Grasse [in French]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04322.06 Author/Creator: Vaughn, John Crawford, 1824-1875 Place Written: s.l. Type: Letter signed Date: 15 December 1781 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 24 cm, Width: 18.5 cm Order a Copy

Discusses arrangements for Monteil to leave the fleet and the personnel changes this will entail. Written on board the Ville de Paris near "St. Lucie," the French name for Saint Lucia.

Grasse, François Joseph Paul de Grasse, comte de, 1722-1788
Vaugirault, Chevalier de, fl. 1781
Monteil, Adhemar, Marquis de, 1725-1787

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