Louis Phelypeaux, count of PONTCHARTRAIN (1643-1727), minist - Lot 358

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Louis Phelypeaux, count of PONTCHARTRAIN (1643-1727), minist - Lot 358
Louis Phelypeaux, count of PONTCHARTRAIN (1643-1727), minister, comptroller general of finances, he directed the Navy and the King's Household, and was Chancellor of France. L.S., Versailles July 3, 1697, to Count d'ESTREES; 6 folio pages, bound with a blue silk ribbon. Encrypted letter, deciphered in the line spaces, to Count d'Estrées who commands the French squadron in the Mediterranean, and who is laying siege to Barcelona. It would be necessary to finish it quickly, lest the situation become complicated: "One should not doubt that the enemies do not make advance with diligence in the Mediterranean the vessels which they had initially intended only for their escorts". According to the information that the King received from England, warships, frigates, and a large convoy could be on their way, as well as eight Dutch ships. "It is nevertheless to be hoped that you will not be obliged to remain for a long time before Barcelona. You know that the King has given himself up to you [...] and that His Majesty has allowed you to withdraw as soon as you judge that you can be joined by forces superior to your own"...
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