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War and ransomers in French prisons loom large
A letter to Mr Ledger details French prison conditions for captured English merchants and officers held for ransom. It laments the system, notes cartel releases, and calls for a remedy to the growing abuse while recounting wider European war context and public reactions.
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France
Mr. Ledger
Puntic
Lebcer
Engined
Spain
America
Mexico
Liouisiane
Canada
Rome
Espland
FF Spath
Henelt
Sre
Madrid
Versailles
Lobdon
Aff
Europe
England
Portugal
Holland
Dermick
New World
Jamaica
Mayer
Wales
Fletr
William Woolgar
Wapping Wall
Shadwell
St. Paul’s Churchyard
D.stéét
Little Tower Hills