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Letter
Letter from Duke Étienne Macdonald to the Minister of War Gaspard de Clermont-Tonnerre, Duke of Clermont-Tonnerre
Date
August 28, 1825
Dimensions1 textual record ; 32 x 20.5 cm
Origin
France, Europe
Object NumberS001/A3.3,2.12
DivisionArchives - Textual Archives
CollectionStewart
Scope and ContentIn this letter Étienne Macdonald asks the marshal and minister of war Gaspard de Clermont-Tonnerre, Duke of Clermont-Tonnerre (1779-1865), to consider the claims of his friend and former companion in arms Robert Dugarais, of the École royale militaire de Saint-Cyr. 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. NotesSource of title: based on the nature of the document.
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