/ Letter : New Windsor, to Charles-René-Dominique Sochet Destouches, 1781 February 22

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Title: Letter : New Windsor, to Charles-René-Dominique Sochet Destouches, 1781 February 22
Creator: Washington, George, 1732-1799, author
Contributor: Destouches, Charles-René-Dominique Sochet, 1727-1794, addressee
Date Created and/or Issued: 1781-02-22
Contributing Institution: Huntington Library
Collection: Manuscripts
Rights Information: For information on use of Digital Library materials, please see Library Rights and Permissions: https://www.huntington.org/library-rights-permissions
Description: Autograph letter, signed by George Washington, likely to Destouches. Washington expresses gratitude for Destouches' (and French) assistance and discusses strategic placements of troops and ships off the coast of Virginia.
Extent: 1 letter (2) p. ; 23 cm.
Identifier: mssDE 1
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll7/id/10045
Language: English
Subject: Washington, George, 1732-1799
Destouches, Charles-René-Dominique Sochet, 1727-1794
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Participation, French
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Naval operations
Letters (correspondence) United States Revolution, 1775-1783. (aat)
Military records United States Revolution, 1775-1783. (aat)
Military records France 18th century. (aat)
Source: Papers of Charles-René-Dominique Sochet Destouches, 1754-1804 (bulk 1780-1781) ; Orderly Books of the American Revolution.
mssDE Box 1
Manuscripts, Huntington Digital Library
Provenance: Purchased from the American Art Association, 1926.

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