Physical Description:
1 letter (4 p.) ; 23 cm. Notes:
Autograph letter, signed, from Rochambeau to Destouches, dated 20
April 1781, in Newport, Rhode Island. The letter is composed of a
single folded sheet, with manuscript text on the first page. The
fourth page bears an address to "Monsieur le chevalier Destouches,
commandant ... du roy ; "en Vada" and a red wax seal. Pages 2-3 are
blank. Title supplied by cataloger. Subjects:
Rochambeau, Jean-Baptiste-Donatien de Vimeur, comte de, 1725-1807.
; Destouches, Charles-René-Dominique Sochet, 1727-1794. ; 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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