Bargeton, Alexandre Mathieu de , b 1726 (French captain, correspondent of Rousseau)

Scope and Contents Pondicherry, Autograph Letter Signed by French captain Alexandre Mathieu de Bargeton (1726-?), correspondent of Rousseau, Lorient 1778, mentioning British corsairs and possible capture of Pondicherry.1 letter (11 pages). 14 December 1778, Lorient, France. Letter from "Le Cher de Bargeton" [Chevalier de Bargeton]. There are notes from a former owner that the author could be Alexandre Mathieu de Bargeton (b 1726), however the dates do not match...