Letters : Fort Royal, Martinique, to the Chevalier de Monteil, Paris, 1767 Feb 1-Apr 14.

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Title: Letters : Fort Royal, Martinique, to the Chevalier de Monteil, Paris, 1767 Feb 1-Apr 14.
Contributor: Ennery, Victor-Thérèse Charpentier d',--1732-1776.
Published / Created: 1767 Feb 1-Apr 14
Abstract: Two AL, one signed, possibly by Victor-Thérèse Charpentier, comte d'Ennery, the governor general of Martinique from 1763 to 1771, to the Chevalier de Monteil, commander of French naval forces in the Caribbean. The letters concern personal and political matters relating to the writer's administration of the Martinique government; letter of Apr 14 discusses treatment of Blacks on the island.
Description: Purchased from William Reese Company on the Edwin J. Beinecke Book Fund, 1994.
Extent: 2 items (7 p.) ; 25 cm. and smaller.
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: French

Format: text
Genre: Correspondence
Subject (Geographic): Fort-de-France (Martinique)
Martinique--Politics and government--18th century.
Subject (Name): Ennery, Victor-Thérèse Charpentier d',--1732-1776.
Subject (Topic): Slavery--Martinque.

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Citation: Letters to the Chevalier de Monteil. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.