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Title
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Martinique, 1 June 1745
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Author
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Caylus, Charles, chevalier de, 1698-1750
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Addressee
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Maurepas, Jean-Frédéric Phélypeaux, comte de, 1701-1781
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All Contributors
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Caylus, Charles, chevalier de, 1698-1750 (Author), Maurepas, Jean-Frédéric Phélypeaux, comte de, 1701-1781 (Addressee), West Indies, French. Governor (1744-1750 : Caylus) (Author), France. Secrétariat d'État à la marine et aux colonies (Addressee)
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Place of Origin
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Martinique
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Date
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1745-06-01
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Series Heading
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M93. Caylus, Charles de Tubières de Pastel de Levoy de Grimoire, Marquis de, 1698-1750
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Geography
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Martinique
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Subject
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Martiniqe -- Officials and employees -- Correspondence, West Indies -- History
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Notes
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"Monseigneur Recevez sil vous plait mes remerciemens pour la place que j'occupe et que je desire bien vraiment de remplir a votre Grè. ..."; asks for the king's "portrait en grand, avec un dais et un tapis" to place in his audience chamber to increase people's respect for his decisions; has forgotten to mention that he sent two small barrels of red wine from the Canaries, one each for the king and Maurepas; signed "Le M. de Caylus." Parke-Bernet Galleries, Historical French Documents of the Eighteenth Century... From the archives of Jean-Frédéric Phélypeaux Comte de Maurepas, N. Y. 1962 (sale 2092, lot 7)., Original digital object name: bei-m093, This digital resource is provided by the Special Collections, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, United States.
