Physical Description:
1 letter (4 p.) ; 25 cm. Notes:
Autograph letter, signed, describing French naval operations. The
letter is undated, and signed by Villeneuve at the end of the first
page, followed by a 4-line postscript. The second and third pages
are blank. The fourth page bears an address to Destouches in
Newport, Rhode Island, and a red wax seal. Title supplied by
cataloger. Subjects:
Villeneuve, Pierre-Charles-Jean-Baptiste-Silvestre de, 1763-1806. ;
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. 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:
Villeneuve, Pierre-Charles-Jean-Baptiste-Silvestre de, 1763-1806 is
not established.
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