Autograph order on Grasse's armorial letterhead, dated December 14, 1781. Order to receive on board the Hector (ship) as a prisoner, Mr. Corneik(?) Michicman(?), from the Hercule (ship). Written on board the Ville de Paris (ship). Verso of leaf is blank. Title supplied by cataloger.
Grasse, Francois Joseph Paul de Grasse, comte de, 1722-1788 Ville de Paris (Ship) Hector (Ship) Hercule (Ship) Prisoners--Transportation United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Participation, French 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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