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US US-IaGG MS 01.230-1-7
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Letter from General Antoine Polasse to President Nissage Saget
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- 1871 (Creation)
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May 22, 1871. Mixed printed and manuscript. Two pages.
Letter from General Antoine Polasse, commander at Lascahaobas, to President Nissage Saget. General Polasse complains of the behavior of his adjutant, General Merat Gerbeau. He accuses Merat of ingratitude and scheming and employing "des practiques infames" against him.