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Grasse, François Joseph Paul de Grasse, Comte de, 1722-1788 to Adhemar Marquis de Monteil [in French]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04322.10 Author/Creator: Grasse, François Joseph Paul de Grasse, Comte de, 1722-1788 Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript letter Date: 15 February 1782 Pagination: 1 p. ; 30.3 x 20 cm. Order a Copy

Informs Monteil that he will not be allowed to command a ship other than the Ardent. Tells Monteil he can return to France as a passenger aboard another ship commanded by Admiral Barras if he would prefer. Written on board the Ville de Paris, near Saint Kitts. A retained copy identical to GLC04322.09.

Grasse, François Joseph Paul de Grasse, comte de, 1722-1788
Monteil, Adhemar, Marquis de, 1725-1787

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