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D'Auvergne, James, fl. 1771-1788 to Joshua Mauger

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03902.128 Author/Creator: D'Auvergne, James, fl. 1771-1788 Place Written: Westminster, England Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 10 June 1779 Pagination: Order a Copy

News that one of their homeward bound ships was captured near the Cape of Good Hope by the French.

Watson, Brook, 1735-1807
Mauger, Joshua, 1725-1788
Halifax, George Montagu-Dunk, Earl of, 1716-1771
Grenville, George, 1712-1770
Sandwich, John Montagu, 4th Earl of, 1718-1792
Pitt, William, Earl of Chatham, 1708-1778
American Revolution, 1763-1783
Merchants and Trade
Commerce
Global History and US Foreign Policy
Politics
Stamp Act
Government and Civics
France
Law
Canada
Soldier's Letter
Road to Revolution

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