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Monteil, Adhemar, Marquis de, 1725-1787 to François Joseph Paul comte de Grasse [in French]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04322.03 Author/Creator: Monteil, Adhemar, Marquis de, 1725-1787 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 31 August 1781 Pagination: 1 p. ; 24 x 18.5 cm. Order a Copy

Monteil's retained copy of a letter discussing personal matters with de Grasse, and suggesting a subordinate for a promotion. Written just after the French fleet arrived in Virginia. Written on board Monteil's ship, the Languedoc, in the Chesapeake Bay.

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

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