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Letter
Letter from Duke Étienne Macdonald to Count of Vaublanc
Date
September 8, 1829
Dimensions1 textual record ; 19.9 x 16.2 cm
Origin
Saint-Cloud, Île-de-France, France, Europe
Object NumberS001/A3.3,2.13
DivisionArchives - Textual Archives
CollectionStewart
Scope and ContentIn this letter Étienne Macdonald informs the Count of Vaublanc about a decision brought down by the ministry of war concerning a request for permission to marry. 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.
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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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