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Villeneuve, Alexandre-Marie Ducrest de, 1813-1893 [to the commander of the C.S.S. Georgia] [in French]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04572.08 Author/Creator: Villeneuve, Alexandre-Marie Ducrest de, 1813-1893 Place Written: Cherbourg, France Type: Letter signed Date: 16 November 1863 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 34 cm, Width: 22 cm Order a Copy

No. 2334. Asserts that Louis Eugene Bouvier (a.k.a Cullen) deserted from the Imperial Ship the "Renommee" in the Sea of China. Asks Maury what the sailor's nationality is and inquires about the man's position on the Georgia. Villeneuve signs as French naval commander and major general of the Marines at Cherbourg.

Nillenum, A. Deuritt, fl. 1850-1863
Villeneuve, Alexandre-Marie Ducrest de, 1813-1893
Maury, William Lewis, 1813-1878

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