Tronson du Coudray Papers
Scope and Contents
Photostats, 1776-1777 and n.d. of military papers of Philippe Charles Jean Baptiste Tronson du Coudray (1738-1777), French soldier of fortune in the American Revolution who was a Major General in charge of works on the Deleware, 1777; manuscript; and notecards about Tronson du Coudray made by Dr. Joseph E. Fields of Williamsburg, VA.
Dates
- Creation: 1776-1777
Creator
- Tronson du Coudray, Philippe Charles Jean Baptiste, 1738-1777 (Person)
- Fields, Joseph E. (Dr.) (Person)
Language of Materials
French English
Conditions Governing Access:
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Biographical Information:
Philippe Charles Jean Baptiste Tronson du Coudray (1738-1777) was French soldier of fortune in the American Revolution who was a Major General in charge of works on the Deleware, 1777. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: .
Extent
0.30 Linear Feet
Custodial History:
Location of originals unknown.
Acquisition Information:
Gift
General
Other Information:
A PDF document of this inventory is available online.
Additional information may be found at http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/findingaids/1998_59_Tronson_du_Coudray.pdf
Processing Information:
Processed by Ellen Strong in 1999.
- Title
- Guide to the Tronson du Coudray Papers
- Author
- Finding Aid Authors: Ellen Strong, 1999..
- Date
- 2007-06-29
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- The collection description/finding aid is written in English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository