Jean Baptiste, chevalier de Ternant, correspondence, 1783-1816.

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Jean Baptiste, chevalier de Ternant, correspondence, 1783-1816.

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ALS (1783 October 18; Philadelphia, Pa.) from Ternant to Jacob Read relating to Ternant's application to the Continental Congress for a promotion by brevet for Revolutionary War service in the Continental Army; and letter (1816 April 21; Paris) from Ternant to George Simpson, Philadelphia, Pa., regarding commercial concerns.

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Ternant, Jean-Baptiste, Chevalier, 1751-1833

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United States. Continental Congress

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Read, Jacob, 1752-1816

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Delegate and Senator of South Carolina; colonel in Revolution; served in S.C. House, 1781-1782, 1789-1794; Speaker of S.C. House, 1789-1794; delegate in Continental Congress; Federalist U.S. Senator, 1795-1801; judge of U.S. Court of the District of S.C., 1801-1816; husband of Catherine Read; brother of William Read (1754-1845). From the description of Jacob Read papers 1752-1816. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 44399358 Delegate to the U.S. Continental C...

Simpson, George, 1759-1822

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