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Collection Reference Number GLC02437.01141
From Archive Folder The Henry Knox Papers [0032] August 1781 
Title Certificate of pay. In French.
Date 19 August 1781
Author Barras, Paul, Vicomte de (1755-1829)  
Document Type Military document
Content Description Partially printed certificate to pay Valnais, Joseph Dupas de Valnais, a French consul. Signed by the Comte de Barras, and [Graucheau], major of the squadron under Barras. On verso, Valnais signs a note, transferring the money to William Knox. Possibly serves as reimbursement for provisions and supplies for Barras's squadron.
Subjects Revolutionary War  Military History  France  Military Supplies  Finance  Global History and Civics  Military Provisions  
People Barras, Paul, Vicomte de (1755-1829)  Valnais, Joseph Dupas de (fl. 1781)  Knox, William (1756-1795)  
Place written Newport, Rhode Island
Theme The American Revolution; Foreign Affairs
Sub-collection The Henry Knox Papers
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859