Revolution-Era Letter Written by Martin Oster, French Vice Consul in Virginia, to French Vice Consul in Baltimore François Moissonnier, Discussing a Payment to Jewish Merchant Moses Myers of Norfolk and an Ongoing Commercial “Operation” During the French Revolutionary Wars.
Norfolk, Virginia: February 7, 1794. With Norfolk, VA straightline postmark. Folded letter measuring 8 x 12 ½ inches. During the French Revolutionary Wars, Virginia ports became important centers of Atlantic commerce linking the early American republic with Revolutionary France. French consular officials operating in cities such as Norfolk and Baltimore.....