504713 - 9994 Francs et 84 Centimes GUADELOUPE Pointe-à-Pitre 1830 P.-
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Face Value : 9994 Francs et 84 Centimes
Date: 06 avril 1830
Period/Provinces/Banks Document
French City Pointe-à-Pitre
Catalogue reference : P.-
Alphabet - series : N°8
Commentary
Trésor Royal - Douanes Royales de la Guadeloupe. Quittance de paiement de M.Corberz, Capitaine du navire Petit Louis pour les droits d'accostage à Pointe-à-Pitre.
Royal Treasury - Royal Customs of Guadeloupe. Receipt of payment from Mr. Corberz, Captain of the ship Petit Louis for berthage fees at Pointe-à-Pitre
Royal Treasury - Royal Customs of Guadeloupe. Receipt of payment from Mr. Corberz, Captain of the ship Petit Louis for berthage fees at Pointe-à-Pitre
Historical background
GUADELOUPE
Guadeloupe was discovered by Christopher Columbus during his second voyage in 1493. Occupied by the French from 1636, Colbert acquired it in 1664 and ceded it to the Compagnie des Indes Occidentales. Guadeloupe became a Crown colony in 1674 then was occupied several times by the English between 1756 and 1802. Returned to France by the Peace of Amiens in 1802, it was occupied again in 1810 and remained English until 1813, date it was exchanged to Sweden. Returned to France by the Treaties of Paris in 1814 and 1815, it was not recovered by the royal power until 1816.
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