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Custodial History:

Location of originals unknown.

Preferred Citation:

Tronson du Coudray Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information:

Gift

Processing Information:

Processed by Ellen Strong in 1999.

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: .

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.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Correspondence
• Financial records
• Manuscripts (document genre)
• Photostats
• Receipts (financial records)
• United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
• United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Participation, French

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