Galvez, Bernardo de, 1746-1786 to unknown [in spanish]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00717 Author/Creator: Galvez, Bernardo de, 1746-1786 Place Written: New Orleans, Louisiana Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 27 July 1781 Pagination: 3 p. : Height: 30.3 cm, Width: 21.4 cm Order a Copy
Written by Galvez as the Governor of Louisiana who lead several expeditions against the British along the Gulf Coast in support of the American Revolution. Document lauding Gilberto Guillemard, his second in command and chief military engineer, who recently died under Galvez's command. Praises his second in command for assistance in defeating the British at Mobile, Pensacola, and along the Mississippi River. Written in an attractive italic clerical hand. Red wax seal is extent.
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