Mémoire apolégetique [i.e., apologétique] de M. Douin de la Motte : chevalier, capitaine d'une compagnie detacheé de la marine au cap, Ile St. Domingue : contenant ses griefs contre Monsieur le comte d'Estaing, commandeur des ordres du roy très chretien, et representant sa personne a St. Domingue, et les raisons qui le forçent à venir chercher un azile dans les etats du roy d'Angleterre.

Author/creator Douin de la Motte
Format Electronic
Publication InfoCharleston [S.C.] : De l'impr. de Pierre Timothée, 1765.
Description21 p. ; 23 cm.
Supplemental ContentGale, Sabin Americana: History of the Americas, 1500-1926
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Variant title Mémoire apologétique de M. Douin de la Motte
SeriesSabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926
Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926.
Local noteLibrary's copy imperfect: bleed-through of text.
General noteConcerning a military promotion promised but not granted by the Count d'Estaing, commanding officer of French troops at Santo Domingo, and justifying the author's subsequent flight to evade imprisonment.
General noteWith an English translation of the text, p. [12]-21: Apology of M. Douin de la Motte, knight ..., contaning [sic], a vindication of his conduct against the Count d'Estaing ... with the reasons that compelled him to claim an asylum in the dominions of His Britannick Majesty.
General noteReproduction of original from Huntington Library.
General noteSabin no. 20731.
References RLIN, CTRG03-B711
Reproduction noteElectronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2005. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Other titleApology of M. Douin de la Motte.

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