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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01069 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1778 |
| Title | Titus Hosmer to Richard Law outlining naval movements and the outbreak of war in Europe |
| Date | 10 July 1778 |
| Author | Hosmer, Titus (1736-1780) |
| Recipient | Law, Richard |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Relays news that the Compte d' Estaing had set sail with a fleet for Delaware or Chesapeake Bay and that a British fleet has set out to intercept them. Today they were informed that d'Estaing arrived near Maryland three days earlier and set off for Sandy Hook. Notes that war had been declared in Paris against England and French troops were in transit toward America. Comments on the recent passage of the Articles of Confederation in Congress. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Navy Global History and Civics France Congress Law Government and Civics Articles of Confederation Military History |
| People | Hosmer, Titus (1736-1780) Law, Richard (1733-1806) Estaing, Jean Baptiste Charles Henri Hector, Comte d' (1729-1794) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Naval & Maritime; Foreign Affairs; Government & Politics; Law |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |