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Title: Document : Brest, by Jean-Charles d'Hector, 1780 January 23
Creator: d'Hector, Jean-Charles, 1722-1808, author
Contributor: Destouches, Charles-René-Dominique Sochet, 1727-1794, addressee
Date Created and/or Issued: 1780-01-23
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 document, signed, appointing Simondes as a lieutenant of the French naval ship Neptune, commanded by Destouches. The letter is on the printed letterhead of Jean-Charles Cte. d'Hector, with maritime armorial emblem at the top. The appointment is dated 23 January 1780, in Brest, France, and as signed "Hector". Verso is blank. Title supplied by cataloger.
Extent: 1 document (2 p.) ; 32 cm.
Identifier: mssDE 88 (03)
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll7/id/10477
Language: French
French
Subject: D'Hector, Jean-Charles, 1722-1808
Destouches, Charles-René-Dominique Sochet, 1727-1794
Neptune (Ship)
Brest (France)
Admirals--France
France. Marine. Navies--Officers
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Participation, French
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Naval operations
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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