Autograph letter, signed by La Luzerne, to Destouches, stating his receipt of Destouches' letter to him written 10 months earlier, notifying him that M. Barras has taken command of the ship Esead which Destouches had commanded with sensitivity and distinction. La Luzerne expresses his wish that the inhabitants of the 13 United States always keep Destouches' efforts in their favor. The letter is dated at head: Philadelphia, 18 May 1781. Verso is blank.
La Luzerne, Anne-César, chevalier de, 1741-1791 Destouches, Charles-René-Dominique Sochet, 1727-1794 Barras, Jacques-Melchior, comte de, 1719-1793 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 2 Manuscripts, Huntington Digital Library
Provenance
Purchased from the American Art Association, 1926.
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