Physical Description:
1 letter (4 p.) ; 25 cm. Notes:
Autograph letter, signed, describing French naval operations. The
letter is undated, and signed at the bottom of the first page. The
second and third pages are blank. The fourth page bears an address
to Destouches, on board the Neptune, and a red wax seal. Title
supplied by cataloger. Subjects:
Grasse, Francois Joseph Paul de Grasse, comte de, 1722-1788. ;
Destouches, Charles-René-Dominique Sochet, 1727-1794. ; Neptune
(Ship) ; 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.
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