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Jean-Baptiste-Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau letter of recommendation (RLC.Ms.558)

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Collection Overview

Title: Jean-Baptiste-Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau letter of recommendation
Date range: 1781
Creator: Rochambeau, Jean-Baptiste-Donatien de Vimeur, comte de, 1725-1807
Extent: 0.01 linear feet (1 folder)
Abstract: This collection consists of one letter of recommendation written by Comte de Rochambeau (1725-1807) regarding his recommendation for a soldier’s promotion in the French Army during the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783).
Language of materials: French.
Repository: Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection number: RLC.Ms.558