/ Letter : Philadelphia, to Ann-Cesar, chevalier de La Luzerne, 1781 February 26

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Title: Letter : Philadelphia, to Ann-Cesar, chevalier de La Luzerne, 1781 February 26
Creator: Holker, John, 1745-1822, author
Contributor: La Luzerne, Anne-César, chevalier de, 1741-1791, addressee
Date Created and/or Issued: 1781-02-26
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 French naval operations, artillery, and other French admirals. The letter is 4 pages, signed by Holker on the third page. A postscript begins after Holker's signature and continues on to the fourth page. Title supplied by cataloger.
Extent: 1 letter (4 p.) ; 23 cm.
Identifier: mssDE 38
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll7/id/10219
Language: French
French
Subject: Holker, John, 1745-1822
La Luzerne, Anne-César, chevalier de, 1741-1791
Philadelphia (Pa.)
Admirals--France--Correspondence
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Participation, French
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Naval operations
Destouches, Charles-René-Dominique Sochet, 1727-1794
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 1
Manuscripts, Huntington Digital Library
Provenance: Purchased from the American Art Association, 1926.

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