[Castaignier family]- - Lot 308

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[Castaignier family]- - Lot 308
[Castaignier family]- Important family archive relating to the careers of sailors from the same family. Castaignier Jean Joseph, born in Martigues on June 13, 1753, died in Rochefort on February 7, 1807. Father of Pierre Louis Barthélémy, aged 21 in 1805, ship's lieutenant in 1808, campaigns in India and Spain, coasts of Brazil, West Indies, United States, and of Alexandre Joseph, aged 19 in 1805, midshipman first class. The archive, which comprises some 1,000 pages ranging from in-8° to in plano format, mainly concerns Jean-Joseph Castaignier (Cataygnier, Castagnier). His career can be traced through his service on various vessels, as pilot, lieutenant, captain, commander-in-chief in the Mediterranean, division chief, then from 3 Floréal Year 5 to 10 Thermidor Year 8, commander-in-chief of naval forces in the North Seas, with the rank of rear-admiral for a time, and officer of the Légion d'Honneur. His name appears as a member of the Artistes Lodge, Orient de Paris. The archive consists of : an important file concerning a denunciation by a ship's captain and targeting Catagnier, with a defense brief, service records, accounts of clashes on board vessels against the English, privateer catches with inventory of catches, various interrogations following attacks, various extracts from logbooks, important report on the coast from the 1st arrondissement of Brumaire, year 3, period copies or minutes of letters including the First Consul, numerous official letters from the commander of the armies, Rear-Admiral Delmotte (4 letters), Rear-Admiral Decrès (3 letters), Rear-Admiral Dalbarade, Vice-Admiral Martin, ministers, Forfait, Truguet, generals Brune, Daendels Also included is a period copy of an extract from the diary of Delangle, commander of the frigate L'Astrée under La Pérouse, captain in charge of an expedition to Hudson Bay in 1782, 21 p. in folio. Good condition overall, damaged documents infrequent, some folds or soiling not serious, tears at folds. The archive makes it possible to follow the career of this sailor through a personal archive. AP
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