Autograph letter, signed, describing French naval operations. The letter is dated at the top of the first page, with Destouche's name in teh lower left-hand corner. A postscript in a different hand follows the letter, and is written on pages two and three. The fourth page is blank. An ink spot is seen along the fold on all four pages. Title supplied by cataloger.
La Luzerne, Anne-César, chevalier de, 1741-1791 Destouches, Charles-René-Dominique Sochet, 1727-1794 Philadelphia (Pa.) 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 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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