[MARINE]. Powers of attorney deposited by Claude Barthélémy Bertholet bourgeois de Paris Deed on paper, in French Paris, June 10, 1745 Dimensions: 320 x 215 mm Power of attorney from Jean Bourdon, sieur de Maisonneuve, merchant in Brest, empowering Louis Nicolas Gamart, "to receive from Messieurs les Trésoriers généraux de la Marine all sums due...". Power of attorney from several members of the Fagotin family, giving Louis Nicolas Gamart authority "to receive from Messieurs les receveurs généraux des finances the arrears due...".

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