Letter of Paul Lejeune to Cardinal de Richelieu

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Title: Letter of Paul Lejeune to Cardinal de Richelieu
Digital Image Rights Holder: The Huntington Library
Author / Contributor: Le Jeune, Paul, 1592-1664
Richelieu, Armand Jean du Plessis, duc de, 1585-1642, recipient
Type of Resource: Manuscript document
Genre: Letter
Date Issued: 1642-03-18
Language: French
Physical Description: Fol. 1r-2r of bifolium: paper; 17.2 x 23.5 cm
Reading Difficulty: Introductory
Topic: Art and Culture
Religion
Subject: North America--New France
Jesuits
Clergy correspondance
United States--New Netherland
Iroquois Indians
Region: France--Ile-de-France
City: Paris
Coordinates: 48° 51′ 24″ N, 2° 21′ 03″ E
Time Period: 1600-1649
Repository: The Huntington Library
Call Number: Huntington HM 22492
Links: Partial Transcription
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