Physical Description:
1 letter (4 p.) ; 23 cm. Notes:
Autograph letter, signed, describing French naval matters. The
letter is dated 7 April 1758 at the top of the first page, written
in Paris. It is addressed to Destouches, in Rochefort, at the
bottom of the first page, below Conflans' signature and his
postscript. Pages two and three are blank. Page four bears an
address to Destouches in Luin[?], with a red wax seal. Title
supplied by cataloger. Subjects:
Conflans, Hubert de Brienne, comte de, 1690-1777. ; Destouches,
Charles-René-Dominique Sochet, 1727-1794. ; Paris (France) ;
Admirals -- France -- Correspondence. ; France. Marine. Form/Genre:
Letters (correspondence) France 18th century. (aat) ; Military
records France 18th century. (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:
Conflans, Hubert de Brienne, comte de, 1690-1777 is not
established.
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