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François Joseph Paul de Grasse autograph on a manuscript financial slip dating from the Revolutionary War era. The document bears period accounting notations headed "Exercice 1779" and "Milices," with amounts totaling 5,095 livres, 18 sols. De Grasse's autograph appears prominently beneath the calculations.

The slip measures approximately 4.75 x 7.25". Good condition with expected age toning, significant paper loss and several holes along the left side, irregular edges, light soiling, and general handling wear.

François Joseph Paul de Grasse (1722–1788) was a French admiral whose actions were decisive in securing American victory in the Revolutionary War. In 1781, commanding a powerful French fleet in the Caribbean and western Atlantic, de Grasse sailed to the Chesapeake Bay in support of the combined American and French campaign against British forces at Yorktown. At the Battle of the Chesapeake on September 5, 1781, his fleet prevented the British Royal Navy from relieving or evacuating Lord Cornwallis's army. With the Chesapeake effectively controlled by the French, George Washington and the Comte de Rochambeau were able to complete the siege of Yorktown, culminating in Cornwallis's surrender on October 19, 1781. De Grasse's naval victory is regarded as one of the crucial military events leading to American independence.

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