Letter from Ben Hallowell to contre amiral Vence

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2 pp. in-folio; English; signed: Ben Hallowell, and 1 p. in-quarto brief summary of the letter in French;;Request from the captain of the 'Swiftsure' Benjamin Hallowell, made prisoner with his crew by rear admiral Gantheaume [Ganteaume], on board the 'Indivisible', 26.7.1801, to Vence, préfet maritime in Toulon, to be permitted, along with crews of merchant ships 'Charlotte' and 'Mohawk', to be transferred by cartels to Gibraltar until they are regularly exchanged;;After the signature a list of officers and passengers of the 'Swiftsure';See also Arc. Ms. Var. Yah. 2/ files: 248; 249.