WXDA Record #486
Extract of a Letter from Paris, Nov. 27.
9 December 1785
Summary
Wife of newly married M.de Puysegur, "unable to bear the shock of separation, disguised herself in the habit of a cabin boy, and flew aboard the frigate her husband was to command". She revealed herself once they were "many leagues from the coast of France". Her "astonished and loving husband gently insisted on her going ashore", but the crew appealed for her to stay. He was arrested on return as officers cannot take wives with them in French "naval discipline."
Full Title
9 Dec 1785. Extract of a Letter from Paris, Nov. 27. Times p. 3 c. C.
Publication
Times of London(Times)
Full Record
- Date
- 9 December 1785
- Provisional Category
- Woman Warrior; Woman Worker
- Cross-dressing activity
- Romance; Military service
- Cross-dressing occupation
- Navy
- Locations
- FranceView on mapFrench American coloniesView on map
- Primary source topic
- Dressed as a man; Pursues husband/lover; Ballad pattern
- Item format
- News report; Letter
- Motive
- Romance; Sexual relations
- Discovery of cross-dressing
- Voluntary
- Attire
People Mentioned in This Record
- de Puysegur(Subject of study)Mentions