GUADELOUPE - AMERICAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCE - FRENCH P.O.W. CO...

Hammer

£220

GUADELOUPE - AMERICAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCE - FRENCH P.O.W. COVER AFTER BATTLE OF GUADELOUPE; Fine 1 Jan. 1780 EL sent from a French P.O.W. on board the 'Suffolk' to a Marine Officer (Lieut. Ackroyd) on board the ship soon after the Suffolk had been involved in the naval Battle of Guadeloupe (on 21-22 Dec. 1779) in which captured the writer's ship, 'La Fortunee' was captured; understandably unsealed as privately carried within the ship, thanking Lieut. Ackroyd for his kindness and offering his help on "Guadeloupe", signed "Lecte De Moyelle, Capitaine a La Suitte du Regiment de la Guadeloupe sur des terres a La Capestere, isle Guadeloupe". Rare Prisoner of War letter from the period when the British forces were patrolling the Caribbean to capture French and American ships after the outbreak of the War of Independence.Cross Reference: FRENCH COLONIES, MILITARY - P.O.W. MAIL, FRANCE, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA