Poivre, Pierre (1719-1786), traveller, agent of the French East India Company
- Date:
- 1771
- Reference:
- MS.7414/8-9
- Part of:
- Miscellany: French, 18th century
- Archives and manuscripts
About this work
Description
2 manuscript documents, signed by Poivre, comprising 1 extract from a burial register (no.8), 1768, and 1 testimonial (no.9).
Publication/Creation
1771
Physical description
2 items
Biographical note
Pierre Poivre (1719-1786) was an agent of the French East India Company and Intendant of the Isles of France and Bourbon (now Mauritius and Réunion).
Finding aids
Database description transcribed from Richard Aspin and Christopher Hilton's typescript supplement to S.A.J Moorat's Catalogue of Western Manuscripts