louis xvi
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- funded whaling ships
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- The King of France who personally funded and equipped whaling ships from Dunkirk and invited Nantucket families to bolster the French whaling industry.
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- France
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- King
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- ruledFrance
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- Louis XVI was the monarch of France, from which he initiated whaling endeavors.
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- Louis XVI. of France, at his own personal expense,
- fit outWhaling Fleets
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- Louis XVI personally funded and equipped whaling ships from Dunkirk, actively supporting the industry.
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- fit out whaling ships from Dunkirk,
- invitedNantucketers
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- Louis XVI extended an invitation to Nantucket families to relocate to Dunkirk, presumably to contribute their expertise to the French whaling industry.
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- invite to that town some score or two of families from our own island of Nantucket?
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- 2026-03-02T00:08:19.686Z
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