Autograph letter, signed, describing French naval operations. The letter is dated 20 January 1781; this date is written above a crossed-out date of 27 Oct. 1780. Signed by Rochambeau in the lower right-hand corner of the first page. Pages two, three and four are blank. Title supplied by cataloger.
Rochambeau, Jean-Baptiste-Donatien de Vimeur, comte de, 1725-1807 Destouches, Charles-René-Dominique Sochet, 1727-1794 Newport (R.I.) 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 1 Manuscripts, Huntington Digital Library
Provenance
Purchased from the American Art Association, 1926.
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