Lot 1422

✉ ESTADOS UNIDOS. 1780 (8 Nov.). SPAIN - GREAT BRITAIN WAR. PENSACOLA (Florida) 1779-1781. Entire letter with an important text of historical contents written by a french military in the service of the Spanish Army, telling about the vicissitudes of the Military Campaign in Florida. Letter sent from HABANA to FRANCE, circulated by french ship, arrival mark COL. PAR L'ORIENT and taxed "18". EXTREMELY RARE letter from Cuba on the XVIII century and probably being the earliest known addressed to another country other than Spain. NOTE: In 1778 the US Expedition against Pensacola commanded by colonel Willing was rejected by the British Army. In 1779 Spain went to war against England and in the Pensacola Battle (March-May 1781) defeated the British Army recovering the total control in Florida.