Aury, Luis. creator mixed material monographic spa fre 62 1 0.25 Correspondence, legal records, and other papers relating to Aury's experiences as a member of French naval forces sent to Hispaniola in 1802, corsair conducting raids on English and Spanish ships in the Caribbean Sea, naval commander for the United Provinces of Rio del Plata (Provincias Unidas del Río de la Plata), and governor of an independent republic in Galveston, Texas. Open to research. French privateer and governor of an independent republic which he established in Galveston, Texas. Born circa 1787; died circa 1821. Collection material in French and Spanish. Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009074 A commission of unknown provenance was transferred from the Miscellaneous Manuscripts collection in 1996. Privateering Caribbean Sea France History, Naval 19th century Galveston (Tex.) History Hispaniola History Provincias Unidas del Río de la Plata History, Naval Texas History 1810-1821 Naval officers Privateers mm 78083382 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms009074 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms009074.3 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009074 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009074.3 Open to research. DLC 950616 20260227111627.0 mm 78083382