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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04837.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1782 |
| Title | Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, Comte de Rochambeau to Patrick Henry |
| Date | 28 March 1782 |
| Author | Rochambeau, Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de (1725-1807) |
| Recipient | Henry, Patrick |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | General Rochambeau transmits a copy of a letter (not included) he wrote to the Marquis de Choisy (possibly Claude Gabriel Marquis de Choisy). States that the letter discussed Choisy's confusion regarding differentiation between freedmen and slaves serving in the army. Informs Henry that Choisy caused "all the negroes who were with the Legion ... to be taken up indiscriminately." |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History France Slavery African American History African American Troops Freemen |
| People | Henry, Patrick (1736-1799) Rochambeau, Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, Comte de (1725-1807) Choisy, Claude Gabriel, Marquis de (fl. 1781-1782) |
| Place written | Williamsburg, Virginia |
| Theme | The American Revolution; African Americans; Slavery & Abolition |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Henry served as Governor of Virginia 1776-1779 and 1784-1786. Rochambeau, from France, served notably in the American Revolution. Choisy was a Brigadier General under Rochambeau's command. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Print of General Jean Rochambeau on horseback |