Physical Description:
1 letter (4 p.) ; 20 cm. Notes:
Autograph letter, signed, describing French naval operations off
the cost of New England. The letter is dated "le 24 aout 1780" at
the top of the first page, and addressed to Ternay at the bottom of
the first page. The letter is signed by Bouille on the third page;
his signature is followed by three lines of a postscript that
continue on to the fourth page. Title supplied by cataloger. Subjects:
Bouillé, François-Claude-Amour, marquis de, 1739-1800. ;
Ternay, Charles-Henri-Louis d'Arsac, 1722-1780. ; Martinique. ;
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:
Ternay, Charles-Henri-Louis d'Arsac, 1722-1780 is not established.
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