AMERICAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCE.— Copies of letters primarily r - Lot 23

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AMERICAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCE.— Copies of letters primarily r - Lot 23
AMERICAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCE.— Copies of letters primarily relating to the American War of Independence, sent to or received by Chevalier des Touches. A collection of about thirty items in 8vo and 4to formats. Circa 1780. Archival collection consisting of about forty contemporary copies of letters and documents concerning the career of Charles Sochet des Touches (1727–1793), a squadron commander and renowned combatant in the American War of Independence, who was received into the Cincinnati Society and was a friend of Washington. Correspondence with Sartine and the Count de Castries, Secretaries of the Navy; with La Fayette; with the Chevalier de la Luzerne, French Minister to the United States; with Washington; and others. A copy of the famous resolution of the U.S. Congress dated April 5, 1781, thanking him for the victorious battle in Chesapeake Bay. Originating from the archives of the Chevalier des Touches, some of these documents were featured in the exhibition “Charette, the Man and the Legend” at the Historial de la Vendée in 1996. A modern ink notation reading “Archives de la Baudière” appears on many of the documents. Experts: Cédric and Ithier de FOUGEROLLE
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