Donatien Marie Joseph de Vimeur Rochambeau Papers 1764-1803

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Donatien Marie Joseph de Vimeur Rochambeau Papers 1764-1803

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Correspondence, decrees, and other documents regarding Donatien Marie Joseph de Vimeur Rochambeau's involvement with Saint Domingue and Toussaint Louverture.

18 Linear feet; 24 boxes

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Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida

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