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Port-de-Paix is one many small settlements of the Huguenots, but by the middle of the 17th century becomes the unofficial capital of French power and influence in the West Indies, a major anchorage for privateers, and a favorite hiding place for those hunted by France’s enemies.
Timeline
29 Jan 1725:
- Arrived overnight
- Took Geoffrey de Saloman to a strange duel on a remote island nearby
- William Rogers attended a ball with Wilhelmina Deering on a spy mission