Le Duc de Bourgogne, La Danae, La Belle-Poule, L'Union, and L'Amphitrite logbooks, 1761-1776.

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Le Duc de Bourgogne, La Danae, La Belle-Poule, L'Union, and L'Amphitrite logbooks, 1761-1776.

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Logbooks (5 books bound in one volume) of armed vessels of the French Marine de Ponant engaged in the transportation of troops, armament, and other items to the French colonies in the West Indies and to French Guiana. The logs are of these five ships: Le Duc de Bourgogne, with the Comte de Blénac commanding (September 27, 1761-November 16, 1762); La Danae, with de Kearney commanding (February 11, 1765-August 22, 1766); La Belle-Poule, which went to French Guiana with de Kearney commanding (October 25, 1768-July 28, 1769); L'Union, with Lieutenant Darbaud commanding (October 4, 1772-April 19, 1773); and L'Amphitrite, with the Comte de Grasse commanding (April 1775-June 1776). A list of officers is given in each log except the first.

.15 linear foot (1 volume)

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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SNAC Resource ID: 8135848

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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Danae (Ship)

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Grasse, François Joseph Paul de Grasse, comte de, 1722-1788

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French naval officer. From the description of Papers of François Joseph Paul de Grasse, comte de Grasse, 1781-1784. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79452775 François Joseph Paul Count de Grasse (1722-1788) was a French admiral who commanded the French fleet during the American revolution. From the guide to the Campagne d'Amérique de M. Le Comte de Grasse Tilly en 1781 et 1782, holograph, 1782?, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) ...

Amphitrite (Ship).

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France. Marine

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Jean-Baptiste-Charles-Henri-Hector d'Estaing was born in Ravel, France, on November 24, 1729, the son of Charles-François d'Estaing, the Marquis de Salliant, and Marie-Henriette Colbert de Maulevrier. He served as a military officer during the War of Austrian Succession and the Seven Years' War. He spent most of the latter conflict in India, where he was promoted to lieutenant general in 1762, and was governor of Saint-Domingue (now Haiti) from 1764-1766. D'Estaing was promoted to vice admiral i...

Union (Ship : 1804-1829)

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Voyages: (1) 1795/6 Bengal. Capt Richard Owen. Portsmouth 21 May 1796 - 14 Jun Gibraltar - 19 Sep Cape - 2 Mar 1797 Calcutta 5 May - 21 Aug St Helena - 12 Dec Downs. (2) From Bengal 1801. Capt John Luke. Calcutta 30 Jul 1801 - Saugor 12 Sep - 1 Jan 1802 St Helena - 23 Feb Downs. British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : CorporateBody : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000093.0x0003e6 Whaling vessel; out of Nantucket, Mass.; mastered by Edmund Gardner; on voyage ...

Duc de Bourgogne (Ship).

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France. Ministère de la marine et des colonies.

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Belle-Poule (frigate)

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D'Arbaud, Bache-Elzéar-Alexandre, 1720-1793

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