Memoranda on French colonies in America, including Canada, Louisiana, and the Carribean, [1702-1750].

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Memoranda on French colonies in America, including Canada, Louisiana, and the Carribean, [1702-1750].

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Memoranda, probably transcribed between 1702 and 1750, concerning commerce, navigation, and French possessions in America.

4 v. ; 33 cm.

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