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Title: Fort-Royal, 6 Jan. 1747. Ms. letter, signed, to Maurepas
Author: Caylus, Charles, chevalier de, 1698-1750
Addressee: Maurepas, Jean-Frédéric Phélypeaux, comte de, 1701-1781
All Contributors: 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)
Place of Origin: Fort-de-France (Martinique)
Date: 1747-01-06
Series Heading: M97. Caylus, Charles de Tubières de Pastel de Levoy de Grimoire, Marquis de, 1698-1750
Geography: Martinique, Saint Lucia
Subject: Fort-de-France (Martinique), Fruit trade -- Martinique -- History -- 18th century, West Indies -- History
Notes: Signed, "Monseigneur on ma assuré que le roy fesoit cas d'un fruit de ce pays qu'on appelle chadeques, j'en ai fait embarquer plusieurs..." in a ship belonging to the Compagnie des Indes; 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-m097b, This digital resource is provided by the Special Collections, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, United States.

Title: Martinique, 1 Dec. 1746. Ms. letter, signed, to Maurepas
Author: Caylus, Charles, chevalier de, 1698-1750
Addressee: Maurepas, Jean-Frédéric Phélypeaux, comte de, 1701-1781
All Contributors: 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)
Place of Origin: Martinique
Date: 1746-12-01
Series Heading: M97. Caylus, Charles de Tubières de Pastel de Levoy de Grimoire, Marquis de, 1698-1750
Geography: Martinique, Saint Lucia
Subject: Invalids -- Care -- Martinique -- Early works to 1800, Physicians -- Martinique -- History - 18th century, West Indies -- History
Notes: Signed, "Monseigneur Je Profite de La meme voye Dont Je me fera pour vous informer de L'arrivée de Mr De Foligny pour vous rendre compte de La Situation Critique ou Se trouve M Rauché. Il Est Dangereusement malade d'une fievre continüe avec des redoublemens. ..."; as Caylus is too busy with the squadrons he has confided his care to excellent physicians; signed "Le M. de Caylus", Original digital object name: bei-m097a, This digital resource is provided by the Special Collections, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, United States.

Title: Martinique, 1 June 1745
Author: Caylus, Charles, chevalier de, 1698-1750
Addressee: Maurepas, Jean-Frédéric Phélypeaux, comte de, 1701-1781
All Contributors: 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)
Place of Origin: Martinique
Date: 1745-06-01
Series Heading: M93. Caylus, Charles de Tubières de Pastel de Levoy de Grimoire, Marquis de, 1698-1750
Geography: Martinique
Subject: Martiniqe -- Officials and employees -- Correspondence, West Indies -- History
Notes: "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.

Title: Martinique, 15 Nov. 1747. Ms. orders to Delignery
Author: Caylus, Charles, chevalier de, 1698-1750
Addressee: Marchand de Lignerie, Pierre Claude, fl. 1721-1762
All Contributors: Caylus, Charles, chevalier de, 1698-1750 (Author), Marchand de Lignerie, Pierre Claude, fl. 1721-1762 (Addressee), La Chaussé, Sieur de, fl. 1747 (Contributor), West Indies, French. Governor (1744-1750 : Caylus) (Author)
Place of Origin: Martinique
Date: 1747-11-15
Series Heading: M97. Caylus, Charles de Tubières de Pastel de Levoy de Grimoire, Marquis de, 1698-1750
Geography: Martinique, Saint Lucia
Subject: Royal visitors -- Martinique -- Early works to 1800, West Indies -- History
Notes: "Le Marquis de Caylus... Il est ordonné au Sieur Delignery... de prendre le commandement du bateau du Roy dans lequel est embarqué Le Sr Poüet[?]... pour Se rendre en La dte isle de Ste Lucie et y continuer les services..." signed "Le Marquis de Caylus", Original digital object name: bei-m097c, This digital resource is provided by the Special Collections, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, United States.

Title: Martinique, 22 Sept. 1748. ALS to Maurepas
Author: Caylus, Charles, chevalier de, 1698-1750
Addressee: Maurepas, Jean-Frédéric Phélypeaux, comte de, 1701-1781
All Contributors: Caylus, Charles, chevalier de, 1698-1750 (Author), Maurepas, Jean-Frédéric Phélypeaux, comte de, 1701-1781 (Addressee), Rauché, Jean Louis de, d. 1769 (Contributor), West Indies, French. Governor (1744-1750 : Caylus) (Author), France. Secrétariat d'État à la marine et aux colonies (Addressee)
Place of Origin: Martinique
Date: 1748-09-22
Series Heading: M100. Caylus, Charles de Tubières de Pastel de Levoy de Grimoire, Marquis de, 1698-1750.
Geography: Martinique
Subject: Impostors and imposture -- Martinique -- Early works to 1800, Misconduct in office -- Martinique -- Early works to 1800, Employees -- Dismissal of -- Martinique -- Early works to 1800, Rauché, M. (fl. 1746), West Indies -- History
Notes: "Monseigneur Ma vüe c'est extremement affaiblie depuis que j'habite le tres vilain païs de la martinique, et je ne puis, qu'avec beaucoup de peine Lire, et encore moins ecrire, sans le secour des lunettes que jay prié Mr. des rivieres de maporter. ... Je vous avoüe dabord Monseigneur que je suis au desespoir d'avoir mérité de votre part des reproches, au Sujet de l'avanturier, qui a pris icy le nom du prince hereditaire de Modene... O Monseigneur Quel soleil que le soleil de la martinique..." signed "Le M. de Caylus. "Rauché had insisted that the "hereditary Prince of Modena" was not an impostor and Caylus had allowed him passage to France; Maurepas is displeased. Caylus says the island is divided as to the man's true identity; complains about Rauché, listing incidents in which the man has caused difficulty; for the sake of Pellerin, Maurepas' assistant as First Clerk of the Navy and Rauché's father-in-law, Caylus would like not to have to change affairs, but things are so bad that he asks for Rauché's recall, suggesting Lalane or Charron as replacement. 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-m100, This digital resource is provided by the Special Collections department, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, United States.

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