Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Vicomte de Damas letter to Vicomte d'Arrot, 1783 April 7

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Vicomte de Damas letter to Vicomte d'Arrot, 1783 April 7

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Vicomte de Damas writes to d'Arrot that he is to have the Foreign Volunteers of the Navy leave the Tobago garrison to be transported to Port Royal, Martinique.

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[English Translation]

I request M. le Vicomte d'Arrot to have embarked on board the frigate commanded by M. De la Faye, the detachment of Foreign Volunteers of the Navy which is at his orders, and have [them] leave the Tobago Garrison in order to be transported to Port Roÿal Martinique.

At Port Roÿal the 7 April, 1783

Damas

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Ink on paper

Citation

Damas, Claude-Charles de, 1731-1800, “Vicomte de Damas letter to Vicomte d'Arrot, 1783 April 7,” Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, accessed April 26, 2024, https://cwfjdrlsc.omeka.net/items/show/109.
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