Papers, 1781-1786 [microform].

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Papers, 1781-1786 [microform].

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Include correspondence, 1781-1786, written in French, of the Marquis de Lafayette, Duc de Lauzun, and Count de Rochambeau concerning the siege of Yorktown. Also, includes the John Bradford papers, 1776-1802, consisting of correspondence (typescripts) of John Bradford, Marquis de Lafayette, Robert Morris, and Isaac Winslow concerning the U.S. Navy in the Revolutionary War.

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Epithet: Methodist preacher British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000698.0x00025f ...

Biron, Armand-Louis de Gontaut, duc de, 1747-1793

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