Physical Description:
1 letter (4 p.) ; 21 cm. Notes:
Autograph letter, unsigned, from Castries to Grasse. The letter is
written in two different hands; the manuscript writing on the
second page has been ascribed to that of Destouches. At the head of
the first page is written: "Copie de la lettre de IIIr le III al'
De Cas [?] a IIIr". Pages 1 and 2 contain writing; pages 3 and 4
are blank. Title supplied by cataloger. Subjects:
Castries, Charles Eugene Gabriel de la Croix, marquis de,
1727-1801. ; Grasse, Francois Joseph Paul de Grasse, comte de,
1722-1788. ; Destouches, Charles-René-Dominique Sochet, 1727-1794.
; 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:
Castries, Charles Eugene Gabriel de la Croix, marquis de, 1727-1801
is not established as of Aug. 1, 2014.
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