Antoine-Raymond-Gualbert-Gabriel de Sartine to the
American Commissioners
LS: Harvard University Library
<Versailles, April 26, 1778, in French: When the Boston arrived,
the King’s order to treat American warships as those of an ally
had not reached Bordeaux. Such ships must identify themselves
when they enter harbor as men-of-war; private vessels
never receive a salute.>
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