Autograph letter, signed, describing French naval operations. The letter is undated, and signed by Villeneuve at the end of the first page, followed by a 4-line postscript. The second and third pages are blank. The fourth page bears an address to Destouches in Newport, Rhode Island, and a red wax seal. Title supplied by cataloger.
Villeneuve, Pierre-Charles-Jean-Baptiste-Silvestre de, 1763-1806 Destouches, Charles-René-Dominique Sochet, 1727-1794 Newport (R.I.) Admirals--France--Correspondence United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Participation, French United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Naval operations 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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