/ Letter : New London, Conn., to Charles-René-Dominique Sochet Destouches, 1781 March 2

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Title: Letter : New London, Conn., to Charles-René-Dominique Sochet Destouches, 1781 March 2
Creator: Penevert, author
Contributor: Destouches, Charles-René-Dominique Sochet, 1727-1794, addressee
Date Created and/or Issued: 1781-03-02
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, describing mostly French naval operations, with some references to British naval operations. The letter is signed and dated by Penevert twice, on pages two and three. The fourth and last page is blank. Title supplied by cataloger.
Extent: 1 letter (4 p.) ; 31 cm.
Identifier: mssDE 54
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll7/id/10323
Language: French
French
Subject: Penevert
Destouches, Charles-René-Dominique Sochet, 1727-1794
New London (Conn.)
Admirals--France--Correspondence
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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