Pierre Champenois of Nantes, who was 89 years of age in May of 2005, gave me a copy of this book while we stayed with his son Pierre-Antoine in Nantes prior to our going to the CHAMPENOIS reunion at the Chateau de Vair. Pierre placed the above note on the inside cover of the book about his direct ancestor, Pierre-Antoine Champenois, 1766-1832, who was a resident of Nantes. Pierre-Antoine Champenois was a hero in Nantes during the French Revolution.