Physical Description:
1 letter (4 p.) ; 20 cm. Notes:
Autograph letter, signed, describing French naval operations. The
letter is dated at the top of the first page, and signed by
Dechavis at the bottom of the first page. The second and third
pages are blank. The fourth page bears an address to Destouches in
Rockport and a red wax seal. Title supplied by cataloger. Subjects:
Dechavis. ; Destouches, Charles-René-Dominique Sochet, 1727-1794.
; Montaigu (France) ; Admirals -- France -- Correspondence. ;
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Participation,
French. ; United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 --
Naval operations. 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) 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:
Dechavis is unidentified & not established.
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