Physical Description:
1 letter (2 p.) ; 24 cm. Notes:
Autograph letter, signed, describing French naval operations.
Letter is signed and dated on the second page. A postscript follows
the date and Penevert's signature. Title supplied by cataloger. Subjects:
Penevert. ; Destouches, Charles-René-Dominique Sochet, 1727-1794.
; New London (Conn.) ; 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:
Penevert is not established.
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