Convict. Accused of using counterfeit money. Condemned to life on the galleys as convict number 1779 in Brest (1764). At Franklin’s request, the King granted him clemency and ordered his release to be a gunner in the American service (1778).
Convict. Accused of using counterfeit money. Condemned to life on the galleys as convict number 1779 in Brest (1764). At Franklin’s request, the King granted him clemency and ordered his release to be a gunner in the American service (1778).