Autograph list of French merchant marine ships and their commanders, ca. 1780. Destouche's title reads: "Noms des capitaines des Batiment Marchand ...". The captains' names appear in the left-most column; the ships on the right. The verso of this leaf is blank. Title supplied by cataloger.
Destouches, Charles-René-Dominique Sochet, 1727-1794 France. Marine marchande Admirals--France Navies--Officers United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Participation, French 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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