This Day in History: October 24

I would be lacking in recognition if I did not have the pleasure of indicating to you all the recognition I feel for the services I have received from the Spanish in this undertaking. Monsieur the Governor of Santo Domingo had the honesty to lend me, until the end of this month, the troops of M. de St.Simon who were under his orders, M. de Solano and the residents of Havana remitted in 24 hours to M. de Grasse 1,200,000 [livres] that were of the greatest necessity to me, my [treasure] having arrived in Boston, whence overland transport has not yet enabled it to join me. [More]