Title
The French assault on American shipping, 1793-1813 [electronic resource] : a history and comprehensive record of merchant marine losses / Greg H. Williams.
ISBN
9780786438372 (softcover : alk. paper)
Published
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2009.
Physical Description
v, 536 p.
Local Notes
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Notes
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
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Summary
"During the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic eras, French privateers and cruisers legally and illegally took cargo from merchant vessels. Filed by descendants of anyone who had a financial interest, these claims give the approximation of American goods lost. Section I presents an index of losses, Section II presents court cases and Section III presents disposition of claims filed"--Provided by publisher.
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ProQuest ebook central.
Added to Catalog
June 29, 2022
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 495) and index.
Contents
Reported losses
Cases illustrating important questions of law
Disposition of claims under the act of January 20, 1885.
Also listed under
ProQuest (Firm)