Autograph document and signed letter (March 31, 1745) addressed to Jean Frédéric Phelypeaux, count of Maurepas.

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Autograph document and signed letter (March 31, 1745) addressed to Jean Frédéric Phelypeaux, count of Maurepas.

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A proposal to Maurepas, the Minister of Marine, to raise revenue for the French navy by imposing a variety of taxes. The goal was to protect French commerce by way of a stronger navy.

2 pieces (letter & accompanying memoire) ; 38 cm.

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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Bonnet, J. B. (Jean Baptiste), 1756?-1842

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Maurepas, Jean-Frédéric Phélypeaux, Comte de, 1701-1781

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Secretary of the Navy in France, 1723-1749; Secretary of the Royal Household, 1715-1749; member of France's Conseil d'en haut, the most important of the royal councils. From the description of Maurepas collection, 1694-1749 (bulk 1740-1749). (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 63936538 French minister of state for the marine and the royal household under Louis XV (1723-1749); chief advisor and minister of state to Louis XVI (1774-1781). Official reports, docume...