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Appointment certificate - Royal confirmation for the commission of second ensign granted to Philippe de Sacquespée | McCord Museum
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Confirmation royale pour la commission d'enseigne en second octroyée à Philippe de Sacquespée

Appointment certificate

Royal confirmation for the commission of second ensign granted to Philippe de Sacquespée
Date April 1, 1751
Dimensions1 textual record ; 36.7 x 25.3 cm
ClassificationCommunication Objects - Documentary Objects - Government Records
Origin Versailles, Île-de-France, France, Europe
Object NumberS001/C1.3,7.12
DivisionArchives - Textual Archives
CollectionStewart
Scope and ContentLouis XV urges the governor of New France to appoint Philippe de Sacquespée (1728-?) as a second ensign on April 1, 1751. He is to take the place of Mr. Godefroy, promoted to ensign on the active list. Sacquespée, who came from a family of which several members had served in the colonial regular troops, was made a lieutenant on the active list in 1752.
NotesSource of title: based on the nature of the document.



Signatures and inscriptions: signed “Louis” and countersigned “Rouille.”



Physical condition: there is a hole at the place of the missing wax seal.



General notes: the document was registered at the Bureau de contrôle de la marine de la Nouvelle-France in Quebec City on September 22, 1751. Infantry company: Compagnie franche de la Marine.
Status
Not on view

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