Autograph letter, signed, describing French naval operations. The letter is signed by La Pérouse at the bottom of the second page, and is dated at the end of the third page. The fourth page bears an address to Destouches in Newport, Rhode Island, and a red wax seal. Title supplied by cataloger.
La Pérouse, Jean-François de Galaup, comte de, 1741-1788 Destouches, Charles-René-Dominique Sochet, 1727-1794 Admirals--France--Correspondence United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Participation, French United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Naval operations Newport (R.I.) 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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