Physical Description:
1 letter (16 p.) ; 32 cm. Notes:
Autograph letter, signed, describing French naval operations off
the coast of New England and adjacent areas. The letter is placed
and dated at the top of the first page, and is signed by Lafayette
on the fourteenth page. The last two pages are blank. Title
supplied by cataloger. Subjects:
Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis
de, 1757-1834. ; Ternay, Charles-Henri-Louis d'Arsac, 1722-1780. ;
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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