Identity area
Reference code
Lincoln/A/12
Unique identifier
GB 275 Lincoln/A/12
Title
Letter to de Poilly
Date(s)
- 8 June 1771 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
1p paper
Context area
Name of creator
(1718-1785)
Biographical history
French magistrate and statesman. Secretary of State for the Navy from 9th April, 1771, to 20th July, 1774.
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Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Manuscript letter, in which de Boynes writes that he has received the letter that de Poilly sent to the Duc de Pralin on the 19th November 1770. In seeking to maintain the best possible order, de Boynes requests that de Poilly sends a report to him annually on the 1st January, in which he will describe the movements of the company for which he is responsible - movements including deaths, desertions and other such incidents. [c.f. Lincoln A/13].