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Privateering -- France -- History -- Sources

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Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source

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Magon de la Ballus letterbook

 Collection 0052-MDHC
Abstract Magon, captain of the ship the "Ballus," or "Balue," was a descendant of a prominent French merchant family highly influential in sixteenth-century mercantile endeavors. The Magons were heavily involved in international trade and played a significant role in the growth of the port city Saint Malo, France. The papers of Magon de la Ballus consist of a letterbook, written entirely in French, in which he recorded his correspondence both at sea and in port. Magon's letters cover a variety of...