You
have
selected

  • Author

    • Longchamps de la Blutière …

  • Recipient

    • Deane, Silas

  • Period

    • Revolutionary War

  • Correspondent

    • Lee, Arthur

Dates From

Dates To

Search help
Documents filtered by: Author="Longchamps de la Blutière, Charles-Julien de" AND Recipient="Deane, Silas" AND Period="Revolutionary War" AND Correspondent="Lee, Arthur"
Results 1-1 of 1 sorted by recipient
  • |<
  • <<
  • <
  • Page 1
  • >
  • >>
  • >|
1Charles-Julien de Longchamp(s) [de la Blutière ?] to the American Commissioners, [March? 1778]: résumé (Franklin Papers)
AL : American Philosophical Society <[Versailles, March ?, 1778,] in French: In 1774 I was a second lieutenant in Guadeloupe, with no prospect of quick advancement. An Englishman persuaded me and my family that I should go to America, and provided letters of introduction; I went gladly because I had long wanted to learn English and to advance in my profession. On arrival I was well received by...