1739 | chase by pirates | FRENCH
Description
The WPA abstract included with this record tells us that on December 14, 1739, the crew of the SS. Conte de Maurepas described their encounter with pirates to the notary of the French Superior Council.
You can help us know more about this record by transcribing and translating parts of it here, or by checking out Heloise Cruzat's description of it which was published in the Louisiana Historical Quarterly, Volume 7, number 3, on page 518 in 1924.