Physical Description:
1 document (4 p.) ; 36 cm. Notes:
Autograph lists of payments made to Destouches as commander of the
Pluton. The lists contain salaries or payments made to French naval
men under Destouches' command, and made between January 30, 1779
and February 13, 1780. The document is dated 24 March 1782 at the
bottom of the third page, and is signed (Unable to identify
signature). The fourth page is blank. Title supplied by
cataloger. Subjects:
Destouches, Charles-René-Dominique Sochet, 1727-1794. ; France.
Marine -- Salaries, etc. ; Admirals -- France. ; Navies --
Officers. ; Pluton (Ship) ; United States -- History -- Revolution,
1775-1783 -- Participation, French. ; United States -- History --
Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Naval operations. Form/Genre:
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:
Pluton (Ship) is not established.
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