The French assault on American shipping, 1793-1813 a history and comprehensive record of merchant marine losses
Title:
The French assault on American shipping, 1793-1813 a history and comprehensive record of merchant marine losses
Author:
Williams, Greg H.
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Publication Information:
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2009.
Physical Description:
v, 536 p.
Contents:
Reported losses -- Cases illustrating important questions of law -- Disposition of claims under the act of January 20, 1885.
Abstract:
"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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