Autograph letter, signed, describing French naval operations and activities of British forces. The letter is written in numerical code, and is decoded, by Destouches, in French. "Duplicate" is written in the upper left-hand corner of the first page; the letter is dated "A Philadelphie le 16 Janvier 1781" at the top of the first page. The letter is addressed to Destouches in the lower left-hand corner of the first page. On the sixth and last page are three lines of conclusion, in French, with La Luzerne's signature. Title supplied by cataloger.
La Luzerne, Anne-César, chevalier de, 1741-1791 Destouches, Charles-René-Dominique Sochet, 1727-1794 Philadelphia (Pa.) Admirals--France--Correspondence Ciphers--Early works to 1800 United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Participation, French United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Naval operations United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--British forces United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Cryptography 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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