LETTRE DU ROI A M. L'AMIRAL, CONCERNANT LE JUGEMENT DES PRISES FAITES PAR LES CORSAIRES QUE LES ETATS-UNIS D'AMERIQUE ARMENT DANS LES PORTS DE FRANCE. DU 10 AOUT 1780.
Paris. 1780. 2pp. Quarto, on a folded folio sheet. Fine. Item #WRCAM34671
This pronouncement on American privateers was issued by the King in August 1780. Both American and French privateers were heavily engaged in the Revolution; this act seeks to ensure the distribution of prizes is equitable. Not in Wroth, ACTS OF FRENCH ROYAL ADMINISTRATION; OCLC locates only one copy, at the Clements Library. Rare. MAGGS, FRENCH COLONISATION OF AMERICA 606 (this copy). OCLC 166623999.
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