Georges Leclerc Collection of Revolutionary War Papers of French Commanders, 1780-1786.

Access and use

Location of collection:
Colonial Williamsburg
John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
P.O. Box 1776
Williamsburg, VA 23187
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Douglas Mayo
Phone: (757) 565-8521
Phone: (757) 565-8520
Fax: (757) 565-8528

Summary

Creator:
Georges Leclerc.
Language:
French

Background

Scope and content:

Letters (in French) of French commanders in the American Revolution. They include material on the French campaigns around Newport, R. I.; a map drawn for the siege of Yorktown, Va.; letters written from Williamsburg, Va., and Lebanon, Pa., regarding the conduct of the war; letters from Versailles to the governor of Tobago; and letters from Lafayette to M. Le Noir regarding negotiations for a treaty of commerce between France and the United States, 1786. There are also projected itineraries for the French army's march from Phillipsburg and White Plains to Philadelphia, and from Baltimore to Gloucester, Va. Among the signatures are those of de Bouill鬠de Castries, de Damas, de La Perouse, de Lauzun, de Vaudreuil, Rochambeau, and Viomenil.

Acquisition information:
Purchase, 1931.
Arrangement:

Chronologically arranged.

Physical description:
49 items.