Barras, Jacques-Melchior, Comte de, 1719-1793

Person

Staff Only

Dates

Existence: 1719 - 1793

Gender

male

Places

France (Place of Birth)

Languages Used

French

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Document, Barras to Destouches, 1781 June 24

Item — Box 7, Folder: 1781.06.24

Identifier: 2021-SC-003-004

Scope and Contents

Barras writes a letter to Destouches authorizing him to take "Le Neptune, L'Eveille and Le Romulus" to cover the arrival of a convoy from Boston that was escorting two frigates to Newport: "For this purpose he will cross between Rhode Island and Martha's Vineyard, being sure as much as possible to preserve the facility of entering Rhode Island if the enemy were to present themselves in superior force".

Dates: 1781 June 24

Found in: Special Collections at The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon / SC-HMC, Historic manuscript collection / Series 1. Documents and Manuscripts / Manuscripts Box 7