Autograph letter, signed, describing French naval operations off the cost of New England. The letter is dated "le 24 aout 1780" at the top of the first page, and addressed to Ternay at the bottom of the first page. The letter is signed by Bouille on the third page; his signature is followed by three lines of a postscript that continue on to the fourth page. Title supplied by cataloger.
Bouillé, François-Claude-Amour, marquis de, 1739-1800 Ternay, Charles-Henri-Louis d'Arsac, 1722-1780 Martinique 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 1 Manuscripts, Huntington Digital Library
Provenance
Purchased from the American Art Association, 1926.
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