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1767-Feb.-11

1767-Feb.-11: Maritime logs at Cap-Français recorded the arrival of several vessels from the port of Nantes, including the Marquise-de-Brancas.

HT-AFAM-1767-000045

1767-Feb.-11: Maritime logs at Cap-Français recorded the arrival of several vessels from the port of Nantes, including the Marquise-de-Brancas. These ships provided the essential metropolitan link for the export of northern sugar and coffee back to France. The steady influx of merchant shipping from major French ports was the lifeblood of the colony’s commercial prosperity. Such arrivals were meticulously tracked to coordinate the loading of return cargoes for the European market.

Source  ·  HT-AFAM-1767-000045 Affiches Américaines, 14 Feb. 1767 / Bates: HT-AFAM-1767-000045