Cession of Canada and restitution of part of Polynesia [TRAI - Lot 254

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Cession of Canada and restitution of part of Polynesia [TRAI - Lot 254
Cession of Canada and restitution of part of Polynesia [TRAIT OF FONTAINEBLEAU - WAR OF SEVEN YEARS]. LAGUÉ. L.A.S. addressed to M. Borelly, in Antibes. Marseille, November 10, 1762. 2 ½ pp. in-4. Address on the verso of the second leaf with armorial stamp under paper. Fancy spelling. Very interesting letter announcing the cession of Canada and the restitution of the Îles Sous-le-Vente and Îles du Vent, in French Polynesia. "I announce with great pleasure the peace - My dear Sir and dear friend, this daughter of heaven has finally come down to earth. It was signed at Fontainebleau on the 3rd of this month. The conditions are still unknown, but there is a muffled and bitter rumor: it is the cession of Canada. However, it is said that we will be left with a part of the land in Newfoundland to fish for cod, and we will be given back our Windward and Leeward Islands in America. I am all the more pleased about this because it affects me more than anything else, in relation to my poor brother from whom I have not had any news since the conquest of Martinique. [...] Many people are of the opinion that this peace will not last in relation to the sacrifices we are making, and I would almost agree with them. The Count de Choiseul has worked a lot on the work that is currently causing universal joy, and has been made Duke of Praslin. I would like to be able to describe to you the excesses of the people of this great city on this happy event. It is a din and confused cries since this night and which still last [...]".
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