Df, in Alexander Hamilton’s writing, DLC:GW; Varick transcript, DLC:GW.

Native of Rochefort, France, and scion of a prominent naval family, Louis-René-Madeleine Le Vassor, comte de La Touche-Tréville (1745–1804) commanded the frigate Hermione, which recently had brought Lafayette to America. Lafayette referred to La Touche-Tréville as “charming” and “delightful” (Lafayette to Prince de Poix, 4 May, and to his wife, 6 May, in Lafayette Papers description begins Stanley J. Idzerda et al., eds. Lafayette in the Age of the American Revolution: Selected Letters and Papers, 1776–1790. 5 vols. Ithaca, N.Y., 1977-83. description ends , 3:6–10). La Touche-Tréville entered naval service at thirteen years of age, rose in rank, entered the army as a musketeer, served briefly as an aide-de-camp at Martinique, and resumed his naval career in 1772. He was promoted to full captain in late June 1780 following his engagement off Montauk Point, Long Island, with the British frigate Iris. He fought several sea battles during the later years of the Revolutionary War before he was captured. Following his liberation in 1783, La Touche-Tréville was named director of the port of Rochefort. He requested GW’s assistance in becoming a U.S. citizen but never immigrated from France (see La Touche-Treville to GW, 15 June 1784, and n.1 to that document, in Papers, Confederation Series description begins W. W. Abbot et al., eds. The Papers of George Washington, Confederation Series. 6 vols. Charlottesville, Va., 1992–97. description ends 1:449–50). His final promotion was to vice-admiral in 1803.