Series 17: Letters from Charles Baudin to Joseph Ransonnet
Series 17: Letters from Charles Baudin to Joseph Ransonnet
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Date
1840-[1846?]
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SAFE/MLMSS 10275/Box 3/Folder 5
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French
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1 folder of textual material
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1. Autograph letter signed, from Charles Baudin [Baudin veteran] to Joseph Ransonnet [Baudin veteran], 9 May 1840 (1 page on a single sheet).
2. Autograph letter signed, from Charles Baudin [Baudin veteran] to Joseph Ransonnet [Baudin veteran] in Paris, 19 May 1840 (1 page on a single folded sheet, seal, postmarks).
3. Autograph letter signed...
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Series 17: Letters from Charles Baudin to Joseph Ransonnet
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Administrative / Biographical history
Charles Baudin (1784-1854) served as a midshipman on the Géographe in the Baudin expedition (unrelated to the expedition’s commander). On his return to France, he was one of the naval officers to gain seniority during the Napoleonic Wars. He lost an arm during a battle in 1808 while serving in the Indian Ocean. He rose to the rank of Rear Admiral i...
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SAFE/MLMSS 10275/Box 3/Folder 5
Record Identifier
nM7054eY
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/nM7054eY
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9650193
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