Autograph letter, signed, describing French naval operations. La Luzerne begins the letter with congratulating Destouches on his capture of the British ship HMS Romulus in the Chesapeake Bay. Much of the letter is written in a numerical cipher, and is translated in another hand, in French. Title supplied by cataloger.
La Luzerne, Anne-César, chevalier de, 1741-1791 Destouches, Charles-René-Dominique Sochet, 1727-1794 Philadelphia (Pa.) Admirals--France--Correspondence Ciphers--Early works to 1800 United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Cryptography Romulus (Ship) United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Participation, French United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Naval operations United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--British forces Letters (correspondence) France 18th century. (aat) Letters (correspondence) United States Revolution, 1775-1783. (aat) Military records France 18th century. (aat) Military records United States Revolution, 1775-1783. (aat)
Source
Papers of Charles-René-Dominique Sochet Destouches, 1754-1804 (bulk 1780-1781) ; Orderly Books of the American Revolution. mssDE Box 2 Manuscripts, Huntington Digital Library
Provenance
Purchased from the American Art Association, 1926.
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