Jolidon Revolutionary collection, 1778-1783.

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Jolidon Revolutionary collection, 1778-1783.

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Military and official correspondence passing between French agents and French naval officers during the closing years of the Revolution. They relate to such matters as the obtaining of supplies for the French forces off the Carolina coast. Chiefly in French, some English.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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