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032-002033776
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032-002033776
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Add MS 21385
Title:

PIÈCES relatives à la marine Française, 1712-1776, viz.: 1. Letter from [Michel] Le Peletier [de Sousi, Director General of Fortifications] to M. Le Blanc; concerning the recapture of the fort of Knock [on the Yser in West Flanders]; Paris, 24 Oct. 1712, with memoirs on the same subject, f. 1.

2. Letter from [Louis Hector] Maréchal, Duc de Villars; dat. Villars, 10 Oct. 1716, f. 8.

3. "Memoire touchant les Postes des Rades du Port Louis et de Penmanec" [in Brittany], with coloured plans and diagrams, f. 12.

4. Copies of correspondence of M. de Monchenu with M. de Gournay, French Commissioner at Tripoli, relative to the purchase of horses for the French Government; Tunis, July, Aug. 1750, f. 22.

5. "Extrait des Minutes de la Chancellerie du Consulat de France à Tripoly, 19 Aoust 1750," on the same subject, signed by [Jean Antoine] Vallière, Chancellor of the Consulate, and Paul Caullet, Consul; with seal. f. 29.

6. Letter partly in cipher from M. de Gournay to [the Minister of War ?] on the same subject; Tripoli, 15 Nov. 1750, f. 31.

7. "Mémoire sur la Navigation de France aux Indes," f. 48.

8. Letters from Lamothe, "Interprette des langues Etrangères," to the Maréchal Duc de Richelieu, Governor of Guyenne, to M. Rostan, Commissioner General, and M. Berrier, Minister of Marine, bringing forward his plan for the construction of "prames," or gunboats; Sept., Dec. 1759; with coloured sketches, f. 65.

9. Instructions pour M. Law, Commandant général des Etablissemens français aux Indes et le Conseil Superieur" [at Pondicherry]; 13 Aug. 1769, f. 81.

10. "Observation faite dans le Courant de la Campagne de la frigate la Pleyade, commandée par Mr de la Poype Vertrieux; Années 1771 et 1772," on the northern coast of Africa, with drawings of high lands, f. 84.

11. Letter from M. Chevalier to M. Bouchaud, captain in the service of the French East India Company; Garatty, 7 May, 1774, f. 88.

12. Consultation and decree of the same Company in a dispute between the above parties; 29 Mar. 1776, f. 90.

13. "Appercu des avantages de la decouverte d'un nouveau moyen de soumettre la direction du calorique," f. 105. Paper; XVIIIth cent. Folio.

Scope & Content:

General Chronicles and History, etc. Navy of France: Pièces relatives à la Marine Française: 1712-1766.

includes:

  • f. 1 Michel Le Pelletier de Sousi, Director-General of Fortifications: Letter to M. le Blanc: 1712.: Fr.
  • ff. 1-7 Kock Fort; on the Yser in W. Flanders: Papers relating to: 1712.: Fr.
  • f. 8 Claude Louis Hector Villars, Maréchal, Duc de Villars: Letter to ---: 1716.: Fr.
  • f. 12 Port-Louis, Brittany: Memoir on the harbour, with plans: 18th cent.: Fr.
  • f. 12 Penmance, Brittany: Memoir on its harbour, with plans: 18th cent.: Fr.
  • ff. 22-28, 31 de Gournay, French Commissioner at Tripoli: Correspondence with M. de Monchenu: 1750.: Fr.
  • f. 29 Jean Antoine Vallière, Chancellor of the French Consulate at Tripoli: Extrait des minutes de la Chancellerie: 1750.
  • ff. 65-80 Louis François Armand de Vignerot du Plessis, Maréchal, Duc de Richelieu: Letters to, from M. Lamothe: 1759.: Fr.
  • ff. 65-80 Lamothe, 'Interprette des Langues Etrangéres.': Letters to the Due de Richelieu and others: 1759.: Fr.
  • ff. 65-80 Nicolas René Berrier, Minister of Marine: Letters to, from M. Lamothe: 1759.: Fr.
  • f. 81 Jean Law, Baron de Lauriston; Commandant - Général des Etablissements Français aux Indes: Instructions: 1769.
  • ff. 83-87 de La Poype Vertrieux, Commandeur de ' La Pleyade': Observation faite dans le courant de la campagne de " La Pleyade.": 1771, 1772.
  • f. 88 Chevalier, Commandant les Etablissements François en Bengale: Letter to Capt. Bonchaud: 1774.: Fr.
  • ff. 90-104 India, East; FRENCH COMPANY: Decree, In dispute between M. Chevalier and M. Bouchard.: Fr.
  • f. 105 Natural Science: Avantages d'un nouveau moven de soumettre la direction du calorique: 18th cent.

Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
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Record Type (Level):
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Languages:
English
French
Scripts:
Latin
Start Date:
1700
End Date:
1799
Date Range:
18th century
Era:
CE
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Material Type:
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Names:
Berrier, Nicolas René, Minister of Marine
Chevalier, Commandant les Etablissements François en Bengale
French East India Company, 1664-1794
Gournay, -, Commissioner at Tripoli, fl 1750
Kock Fort, on the Yser in West Flanders
La Poype Vertrieux, Commandeur de ' La Pleyade'
Lamothe, Interprette des Langues Etrangéres.'
Law, Jean, Baron de Lauriston, Commandant - Général des Etablissements Français aux Indes
Le Pelletier de Sousi, Michel, Director-General of Fortifications
Navy of France
Plessis, Louis François Armand de Vignerot, Duc de Richelieu, army officer, diplomat and statesman, 1696-1788
Vallière, Jean Antoine, Chancellor of the French Consulate at Tripoli
Villars, Claude Louis Hector, Maréchal, Duc de Villars
Places:
Penmance, Brittany
Port-Louis, Brittany