• passed to Motte by his predecessor, Benjamin Tooke, and then passed to Motte's replacement, Charles Bathurst, in 1738 upon his death. Motte was then asked...
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    The Château de la Motte-Husson is a Neo-Renaissance style château. It is located in the small market town of Martigné-sur-Mayenne, in the Mayenne département...
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  • Benjamin Motte Sr. (died December 1710) was a London publisher and father of Benjamin Motte, Andrew Motte, and Charles Motte. Little is known on the exact...
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    Le Vieux Séducteur by Charles Motte [fr]. (A corrupt old man tries to seduce a woman by urging her to take a hypnotic draught in her drink)...
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    after the ratification of the Confederation Treaty. This lithograph by Charles Motte was possibly made in the 1820s. The depiction should not be read literally;...
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    DeMotte post office opened in 1882. DeMotte was named for Mark L. De Motte, a member of Congress at the time. According to the 2010 census, De Motte has...
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    "Comtesse de la Motte" (22 July 1756 – 23 August 1791) was a notorious French adventuress and thief; she was married to Nicholas de la Motte whose family's...
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    March 1976. 134–37 Eitner, 191–192 Lavauzelle, Charles (1986). Les Troupes de Marine 1622–1984. Charles-Lavauzelle. p. 30. ISBN 2-7025-0142-7. Borias,...
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    November 2015, a French Navy press release stated that La Motte-Picquet will be part of the Charles de Gaulle task force launching strikes against the Islamic...
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    of the line from Beaugrenelle (now Charles Michels) and Opéra. On the same day, the station was renamed La Motte-Picquet–Grenelle, which it still remains...
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