Grasse, François Joseph Paul de Grasse, Comte de, 1722-1788 to Robert Montague [in French]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.428 Author/Creator: Grasse, François Joseph Paul de Grasse, Comte de, 1722-1788 Place Written: s.l. Type: Letter signed Date: April 19, 1782 Pagination: 1 p. : address Height: 19 cm, Width: 22.5 cm Order a Copy
Grasse thanks the captain of the Flora for his kind actions on behalf of Mr. de Reali and Mr. de Carouge. Also thanks him for provisions. Letter written on board his ship Ville de Paris after being captured by the British. After being captured on April 12, 1782 at the Battle of the Saintes the ship was towed to Jamaica and then England. Montague was the captain of the British frigate Flora which was stationed in Jamaica.
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