Jusserand T.L.S. Washington, Dec. 18, 1923 : to William Francklyn Paris, New York

Jusserand T.L.S. Washington, Dec. 18, 1923 : to William Francklyn Paris, New York

Washington 1923

[4] p. ; 27 cm.

MSS L1990.1.400

Acknowledges receipt of Paris's letter, article, and photographs.|"Your project is very touching and charming. I wonder however whether Ternay ought to have a memorial before De Grasse, who risked much, and who actually did as much as any."|"The good will of De Grasse was indeed decisive, since it was in a large measure against his instructions that he came to Yorktown ...."|His [de Grasse's] disaster at the battle of Les Saintes has left him under a shadow in your eyes, but his service to America is of a unique character."|On letterhead stationery from the French Embassy.|Jusserand was an honorary member of the New Jersey Society of the Cincinnati.|Pages [3] and [4] are blank.|Face of envelope with 2-cent stamp included.

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