Lettre du roi a M. l'amiral, pour faire délivrer des commissions en course
Subtitle: Du 10 juillet 1778
Contributors: Louis XVI, King of France, 1754-1793; Sartine, Antoine de, comte d'Alby, 1729-1801
Publisher: Chez Antoine Favet, imprimeur du roi & de la ville.
Published: 1778
Place of publication: A Marseille
Language: fre
Subjects: Naval operations; History; Anglo-French War, 1778-1783; French Participation
Notes: Caption title.

Place of publication and name of printer from colophon.

Dated and signed on p. 3: Ecrit à Versailles le dix de juillet mil sept cent soixante dix-huit. Signé Louis. Et plus bas, de Sartine.

"Authorized issue of letters of marque to French privateers and attacks on English shipping because of insults and attacks by British vessels. First official act of war by France in alliance with U.S. against England."--Echeverria & Wilkie.

Signatures: [A]² ([A]2 verso blank)

Engraved head piece above caption title; tail piece.

Cf. Echeverria & Wilkie. French image of America, 778/28.

Purchase; 2017; 18-352.