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1767-Jan.-27

1767-Jan.-27: The port of Cap-Français saw the departure of two significant merchant vessels bound for metropolitan France.

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1767-Jan.-27: The port of Cap-Français saw the departure of two significant merchant vessels bound for metropolitan France. The ship Le Martinicain, led by Captain Giraud, set sail for Marseille, while L’Actif, under Captain le Chever, departed for Nantes. These voyages transported the accumulated agricultural wealth of the Northern Province to the primary commercial hubs of the metropole. The regular rotation of these ships was the essential link in the mercantilist system that sustained the French Atlantic empire.

Source  ·  HT-AFAM-1767-000026 Affiches Américaines, 21 Jan. 1767 / Bates: HT-AFAM-1767-000026