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Title
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Blackenburg, 1 June 1797. ALS to La Chatre, "J'ai recu...
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Place of Origin
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Blankenburg
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Date
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1797-06-01
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Series Heading
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M394. Louis XVIII, 1755-1824.
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Geography
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Saint Kitts
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Subject
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Fle´chin, comte de, Frigate Bay, Battle of, Saint Kitts and Nevis, 1782 -- Personal narratives, Anglo-French War, 1778-1783 -- Campaigns -- Saint Kitts and Nevis -- Personal narratives, La Cha^tre, Claude-Louis, comte de, 1745-1824, Great Britain -- History -- George III, 1760-1820, France -- History -- Louis XVI, 1774-1793, West Indies -- History
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Notes
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"J'ai reçu votre Lettre, mon cher La Châtre, avec le plaisir que j'ai toujours... Il y a actuellement près de seize ans de la prise de l'Isle de St. Christophe, à laquelle M. de Fléchin a tant contribué..." signed "Adieu mon cher La Châtre, vous connoissez mon amitié pour vous. Louis."Recalls the taking of St. Kitts by the French in 1782, in which Flechin de Vamin performed "prodigies of valor" (DBF. La Chatre was made a member of the "conseil privé" and ministre d'État when Louis came to the throne., Original digital object name: bei-m394, This digital resource is provided by the Special Collections department, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, United States.
