Jean Baptiste, chevalier de Ternant, correspondence, 1783-1816.
Material type:
Mixed materialsDescription: 2 itemsSubject(s): - Read, Jacob, 1752-1816 -- Correspondence
- Simpson, George, 1759-1822 -- Correspondence
- United States. Continental Army
- United States. Continental Congress
- Paris (France) -- Commerce -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
- Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Commerce -- France -- Paris
- United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Participation, French
- Army officers, French
- Diplomats, French
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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.
In part, negative photocopy made with the permission of Walter B. Beals. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress Photoduplication Service, 1935.
French army officer and minister to the United States.
Collection material in English.
Forms part of: Miscellaneous Manuscripts collection.
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