Physical Description:
1 letter (4 p.) ; 32 cm. Notes:
Autograph letter, signed, describing French naval operations. The
letter is dated at the top of the first page, with Destouche's name
in teh lower left-hand corner. A postscript in a different hand
follows the letter, and is written on pages two and three. The
fourth page is blank. An ink spot is seen along the fold on all
four pages. Title supplied by cataloger. Subjects:
La Luzerne, Anne-César, chevalier de, 1741-1791. ; Destouches,
Charles-René-Dominique Sochet, 1727-1794. ; Philadelphia (Pa.) ;
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. ; 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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