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Title: Deposition, France, at the instance of Destouches, 1764 August 8
Creator: Giraud, author
Date Created and/or Issued: 1764-08-08
Contributing Institution: Huntington Library
Collection: Manuscripts
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Description: Autograph deposition, taken at the instance of Charles-René-Dominique Sochet Destouches, relating to an incident during the stay of the naval transport ship Garonne in the harbor of Leoganne, France. The deposition is signed by Giraud on the fourth page; his signature is followed by the mark of 10 others, "Les dix autres out faits leur marque". The deposition is dated "le huit aout 1764" in the last line on the fourth page. Title supplied by cataloger.
Extent: 1 deposition (4 p.) ; 34 cm.
Identifier: mssDE 71
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll7/id/10357
Language: French
French
Subject: Destouches, Charles-René-Dominique Sochet, 1727-1794
Depositions
Evidence (Law)
Witnesses
Admirals--France
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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