Vermonnet, Jean-Baptiste-Arthur (b. 1750)

Favor seeker.

Lieutenant in the French service (1772). Captain, then major in the American army (1776-79?). Recommended to Franklin by Elizabeth Partridge (1781).

Stranded with his family in St. Domingo on his way back to France. Sought an appointment as Vice-consul to the United States.

Born in Caen.

Alternate form of the name: Vermonet.