Physical Description:
1 letter ( 4 p.) ; 20 cm. Notes:
Autograph letter, signed, describing French naval operations. The
letter is dated 20 January 1781; this date is written above a
crossed-out date of 27 Oct. 1780. Signed by Rochambeau in the lower
right-hand corner of the first page. Pages two, three and four are
blank. Title supplied by cataloger. Subjects:
Rochambeau, Jean-Baptiste-Donatien de Vimeur, comte de, 1725-1807.
; Destouches, Charles-René-Dominique Sochet, 1727-1794. ; Newport
(R.I.) ; 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.
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