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- GLC#
- GLC06421
- Type
- Documents
- Date
- 17 July 1780
- Author/Creator
- Rochambeau, Jean-Baptiste-Donatien de Vimeur, comte de, 1725-1807
- Title
- [William Ellery's copy of Rochambeau's response to the address of the General Assembly of Rhode Island].
- Place Written
- Newport, Rhode Island
- Pagination
- 1 p. : docket Height: 32 cm, Width: 20 cm
- Primary time period
- American Revolution, 1763-1783
- Sub-Era
- The War for Independence
Expresses France's dedication to providing military aid to the American Revolution, and the deference of French troops to George Washington's command. Rochambeau arrived in Rhode Island on July 10. Written on a faded, pale greenish paper. The version published in the Pennsylvania Gazette of 30 August 1780 has a number of textual differences.
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