Autograph letter, signed, describing French naval matters. The letter is dated 7 April 1758 at the top of the first page, written in Paris. It is addressed to Destouches, in Rochefort, at the bottom of the first page, below Conflans' signature and his postscript. Pages two and three are blank. Page four bears an address to Destouches in Luin[?], with a red wax seal. Title supplied by cataloger.
Conflans, Hubert de Brienne, comte de, 1690-1777 Destouches, Charles-René-Dominique Sochet, 1727-1794 Paris (France) Admirals--France--Correspondence France. Marine Letters (correspondence) France 18th century. (aat) Military records France 18th century. (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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