Writer's patent of the Navy of 1764, to serve on ships and frigates
Writer's patent of the Navy of 1764, to serve on ships and frigates
"Writer's certificate for the Navy and the classes", issued by the king to Mr. Carpentier, to "serve on his ships and frigates, keep the roles of the crews and the registers of the effects, goods and ammunition on board, as well as the consumption […]”.
Document signed by Louis XV (secretary) and countersigned by the Duke of Choiseul (label).
On the back: stamp of the Duke of Penthièvre "LJM de Bourbon", for registration of the appointment of Carpentier, made at Versailles on April 15, 1765. Countersigned by “de Grandbourg”.
Document pre-printed on parchment, completed and signed in ink.