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Title
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Military account book, Paris, 1779?, Printed forms bound as a...
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Place of Origin
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Paris (France)
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Date
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1779
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Series Heading
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M262. France. Army. Comptroller.
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Geography
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West Indies, Unspecified
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Subject
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Account books -- West Indies, French -- Early works to 1800, France. Arme´e -- Administration -- Early works to 1800, West Indies -- History
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Notes
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"Mon cher monsieur j'aurois cru manquer aux droits de l'amitié Et au résouvenir de toutes les obligations que j'ai à la maison de Mr. le Couteau votre amy..." signed "Duvivier"News of the French fleet in the West Indies."Duvivier" was the code name used by Georges René Pléville le Pelley, Major au Service des États-Unis de l'Amérique and second in command of the Languedoc, d'Estaing's flagship.Dealer notes that Pléville Le Pelley, who served in the attack on St. Lucia and in the capture of St. Vincent and Grenada, thought to help the Americans by convoying captured British vessels to the U. S. "The Baltimore merchants were so satisfied with their dealings with him that, after the siege of Savannah, when D'Estaing opened negotiations for a loan of $60,000 to repair his vessels, they consented to advance the sum upon the personal security of Pléville Le Pelley" (Appleton).Among other matters in this letter, Pléville Le Pelley says that he is expecting the prompt arrival of Count D'Estaing to seize the English islands; that "La Domique" has been taken with only two men killed; that much credit belongs to the Marquis de Boillee, General of Martinique (i.e., François-Claude-Amour, marquis de Bouillé, governor of Martinique 1777-83)."M. Terrason" appears to have been a French supply agent associated with John Holker (1745-1820), agent for the French Marine and French Consul to the U. S. (cf. Washington, Papers 13:184). The Washington Papers (24:403n.) record a note by George Washington introducing Francisco Rendon (the Spanish agent), John Holker, and a "Mr. Terresson," who wished to visit the Saratoga battlefield., Original digital object name: bei-m262a, This digital resource is provided by the Special Collections department, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, United States.
