[Letters] 1817-1823.

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[Letters] 1817-1823.

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The collection comprises four holograph letters written in French, 1817, 1822, 1823 (2 letters). [1] Letter (dated Paris 14 janvier 1817), to a friend, congratulating him on his nomination as 'ordonnateur' in Martinique. [2] Letter signed with initials, to a general concerning the French forces in the French American islands, the policy of the king and the risks of a conflict with Spain. The name of the addressee has been cut off. Dated Paris, 17 novembre 1822. [3] Letter on government stationery, dated Paris, 24 avril 1823, signed by Clermont-Tonnerre as Ministre Secretaire d'Etat de la Marine et des Colonies directing the recipient to send a captain already in the French territory to inspect St. Pierre and Miquelon. [4] Letter, marked 'secrette', again on official stationery, to a count whose name has been cut off, signed by Clermont-Tonnerre. The letter discusses the political situation between France and Spain in their American and Latin-American colonies. Dated Paris, 17 decembre 1823. The letter opens with the announcement that it will be sent by hand, naming M. Chasseriau, (possibly the French naval historian, Frédéric Victor Charles Chassériau), as the messenger.

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