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De Kalb, Johann (1721-1780) to Louis-Casimir

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08388 Author/Creator: De Kalb, Johann (1721-1780) Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 29 May 1780 Pagination: 3 p. Order a Copy

Re: arriving late to assist General Lincoln at Charleston due to a lack of troops and supplies. In French. To Louis-Casimir, Baron de Holtendorff.

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