Physical Description:
1 list (2 p.) ; 20 cm. Notes:
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. Subjects:
Destouches, Charles-René-Dominique Sochet, 1727-1794. ; France.
Marine marchande. ; Admirals -- France. ; Navies -- Officers. ;
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Participation,
French. Form/Genre:
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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