Physical Description:
1 letter (4 p.) ; 21 cm. Notes:
Autograph letter, signed, describing French naval operations. The
letter is signed by La Pérouse at the bottom of the second page,
and is dated at the end of the third page. The fourth page bears an
address to Destouches in Newport, Rhode Island, and a red wax seal.
Title supplied by cataloger. Subjects:
La Pérouse, Jean-François de Galaup, comte de, 1741-1788. ;
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. ; Newport
(R.I.) 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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