Letters, 1791 [manuscript]
- Bib ID:
- 701207
- Format:
- Manuscript
- Author:
- Montmorin-Saint-Herem, Armand-Marc, comte de, 1745-1792
- Access Conditions:
- Available for reference. Not for loan.
- Description:
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- 1791
- 6 p.
- Summary:
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Letter signed by the French Minister of Foreign Affairs, Montmorin enclosing copies of 2 letters (4 pp.) by M. de la Luzerne about the English settlement at Botany Bay. Luzerne comments that 3 ships left Portsmouth on 21 March 1791 and 5 ships left Portsmouth again on 25 March to transport 2000 criminals to Botany Bay under the escort of the ship Gorgon. The expedition was also accompanied by troops for the colony.
The final page notes that the attached letters give exact costs including wages of several buildings enacted in the colony but the detailed document is not included.
- Notes:
- Manuscript reference no. : NLA MS 6846.
- Subject:
- Time Coverage:
- 1791
- Other authors/contributors:
- La Luzerne, Cesar Henri, comte de, 1737-1799
- Copyright:
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Since 1869 [Creator Date of Death + 70 Years]
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Presumed date of death of creator (latest date):
- 1799
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1791
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