Marquis Joseph Dupas de Valnais

Eunice Quincy de Valnais (1760-1793): Daughter of Henry Quincy (1727-1780) and Eunice Newell Quincy; married Joseph de Valnais (1734-1826; Harvard 1779).

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Barras, Paul, vicomte de (1755-1829)

• [Certificate of pay] [In French]
• Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01142
• Author/Creator: Barras, Paul, vicomte de (1755-1829)
• Place Written: Newport, Rhode Island
• Type: Printed document signed
• Date: 19 August 1781
• Pagination: 2 p. ; 10 x 24.2 cm.
• Summary of Content: 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. Serves as reimbursement for provisions and supplies for Barras’s squadron.
• People: Barras, Paul, vicomte de, 1755-1829., Valnais, Joseph Dupas de, fl. 1781., Knox, William, 1756-1795.
• Historical Era: American Revolution, 1763-1783
• Keywords/Subjects: Revolutionary War;, Military History;, France;, Military Supplies;, Finance;, Global History and US Foreign Policy;, Global History and US Foreign Policy;, Military Provisions;
• Sub Era: The War for Independence

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• "Quinquennial Catalogue Of The Officers And Graduates Of Harvard University". 2017. Google Books. Accessed March 25 2017. page 668 Joseph Dupas de Valnais, L.L.D., Chev. Legion of Honor
• http://www.masshist.org/collection-guides/view/fa0280
• http://www.robertsewell.ca/quincy.html

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• "Dorothy Quincy, Wife Of John Hancock". 2017. Google Books. Accessed April 4 2017. page 171
• Reference: FamilySearch Family Tree - SmartCopy: Apr 3 2017, 23:54:31 UTC