Physical Description:
1 letter (2 p.) ; 32 cm. Notes:
Autograph letter, unsigned, describing, in chronological order from
February 1781 to March 1, 1781, the positions and locations of
British forces off the coast of Plum Island, in Gardiners Bay, New
York. The letter includes two hand-drawn maps of the British ships
in relation to Plum Island. The verso of this letter is blank.
Title supplied by cataloger. Subjects:
Penevert. ; Destouches, Charles-René-Dominique Sochet, 1727-1794.
; Admirals -- France -- Correspondence. ; New London (Conn.) ; Plum
Island (N.Y.) ; Gardiners Bay (N.Y.) ; United States -- History --
Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Participation, French. ; United States --
History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Naval operations. ; United
States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- British forces. Form/Genre:
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) ; Manuscript maps United
States Revolution, 1775-1783. (aat) Physical Collection:
Papers of Charles-René-Dominique Sochet Destouches, 1754-1804
(bulk 1780-1781) ; Orderly Books of the American Revolution. Provenance:
Purchased from the American Art Association, 1926. Cataloging Notes:
Penevert is not established.
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