76/1811 [Maritime history]. Tromp, C. (1629-1691). AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED "C Tromp" to "Alle Hooghe in mindere Officieren soo te Paerd, als te Voet in dienste van Sijne Hooghst Coninklijcke Majesteijt", dated "12 julij 1676", pen and ink on paper, 1 fold. leaf, recto only, folded, w. seal stamp of C. Tromp.

- Sm. tears in 2 folds in text.

= Interesting manuscript letter in which Cornelis Tromp grants Carl Ouglas (envoy to "overste lieutenant Bielke Stern") uninterrupted passage as carrier of a letter for Karl IX, king of Sweden. The letter was sent during the "Schoonse Oorlog" and just one month after the Battle for Öland in which the Dutch fleet was victorious. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXXI.