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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07282.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1779 |
| Title | Charles d'Estaing to Comte de Davat on a sailor [in French] |
| Date | 19 May 1779 |
| Author | Estaing, Jean Baptiste Charles Henri Hector, Comte d' (1729-1794) |
| Recipient | de Davat, Comte |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Regarding a sailor. Written aboard the Languedoc. |
| Subjects | Navy France Global History and Civics Military History Foreign Affairs |
| People | Estaing, Jean Baptiste Charles Henri Hector, Comte d' (1729-1794) |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Foreign Affairs; Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Jean Baptiste Charles Henri Hector, Comte d'Estaing, was a French Vice Admiral sent with twelve battleships and fourteen frigates to assist the colonies during the American Revolution. Also known as the Marquis de Saillans. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Prise de l'isle de la Grenade [in French] |