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Collection Reference Number GLC04830
From Archive Folder Documents Relating to 1782 
Title William Paca to Jacques Renee de la Villebrune seeking assistance in ridding Chesapeake bay of British barges
Date 3 December 1782
Author Paca, William (1740-1799)  
Document Type Correspondence
Content Description Seeking assistance in ridding Chesapeake bay of British barges. Written after the last battle of the American revolution has taken place, after hostilities have ceased, and after the British have already signed a preliminary peace treaty.
Subjects Revolutionary War  Military History  Government and Civics  Global History and Civics  Foreign Affairs  Navy  France  
People Paca, William (1740-1799)  Villebrune, Jacques Aime, Chevalier de la (fl. 1782-1783)  
Place written Annapolis, Maryland
Theme The American Revolution; Naval & Maritime
Sub-collection The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859
Additional Information William Paca was the Governor of Maryland. Jacques-Aime Chevalier de La Villebrune was a French captain involved in naval operations in the Chesapeake Bay.
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859
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