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Letter
Letter from Duke Étienne Macdonald to the Count of Vaublanc
Date
October 15, 1824
Dimensions1 textual record ; 19.3 x 15.5 cm
Origin
Beaulieu-sur-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, France, Europe
Object NumberS001/A3.3,2.8
DivisionArchives - Textual Archives
CollectionStewart
Scope and ContentIn this letter Étienne Macdonald informs the Count of Vaublanc that he will be returning in eight days’ time. Macdonald also mentions a letter from the minister of war explaining how the staging routes have been equipped. Étienne Macdonald, 1st Duke of Taranto (1765-1840), was a lieutenant-general during the French Revolution, marshal of the empire during the First Empire, and duke and peer of France during the Second Restoration. Vincent-Marie Viénot de Vaublanc, called the Count of Vaublanc, (1756-1845), was a state minister and member of the privy council during the Second Restoration.NotesSource of title: based on the nature of the document.
Physical description: 2 pages.
Physical description: 2 pages.
Status
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Letter from Duke Étienne Macdonald to the Minister of War Gaspard de Clermont-Tonnerre, Duke of Clermont-Tonnerre
August 28, 1825
S001/A3.3,2.12
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