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Miscellaneous French documents, 1781-1918.

Title: Miscellaneous French documents, 1781-1918.

Collection contains fourteen French documents written between the 18th century and the 20th century. The contents of these documents are broad in scope from sales accounts to personal letters to official government documents. Of note are several documents that refer to American cities such as Augusta, Baltimore, Philadelphia, and Savannah. Several of the documents are written by or are addressed to fairly prominent historical figures: British Ambassador Charles Stuart, Minister of the Interior Alexandre-Auguste Ledru Rollin, General Joseph Léopold Sigisbert (Hugo), and Cardinal Jean-Sifrein Maury.

ArchivalResource: 14 items (0.1 lin. ft.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/758983717 View

Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux manuscript material : 15 items, 1802-1859

Title: Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux manuscript material : 15 items 1802-1859

To John Allen, political and historical writer : 1 autograph letter signed : 14 Jul 1816 (B'ANA 0319), on Paris, Switzerland, Lord Byron and Madame de Stael : "Lord Byron lives on the other side of the lake, shunned by all - both English and Genevese except Mad. Stael - who can't resist a little celebrity.".

ArchivalResource: 15 items

http://archives.nypl.org/cps/19461 View

Brougham and Vaux, Henry Brougham, Baron, 1778-1868. Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux manuscript material : 10 items

Title: Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux manuscript material : 10 items

· To John Allen, political and historical writer : 1 autograph letter signed : 14 Jul 1816 (B'ANA 0319), on Paris, Switzerland, Lord Byron and Madame de Stael : "Lord Byron lives on the other side of the lake, shunned by all - both English and Genevese except Mad. Stael - who can't resist a little celebrity." · To Abraham Hayward, essayist and translator : 1 autograph letter signed : 8 Sep 1837 (MISC 3507), begins, "I have at last heard from Norway ..." · To an S. C. Kenning : 1 autograph note : 12 Jun 1851 (MISC 0428), third person, in reply to an application for a government post. · To Alexandre Auguste Ledru-Rollin, French politician : 1 autograph letter signed : [watermark = 1842] (MISC 0432), in French, on political subjects. · To Henry John Temple [?], third Viscount Palmerston, prime minister : 1 autograph letter signed : 21 May 1859 9MISC 0429), regarding revision of the Versailles Treaty of 1815. The letter is addressed to "My dear Mr. P." -- the identity of the recipient is not certain. · To a Jean Richardson in Paris : 1 autograph letter signed : 1 Jan 1802 (MISC 0435), eight pages in French. The letter is addressed to Richardson at the home of Mons. Perregaux. · To unknown recipients : 4 autograph letters signed : ca. 1830-1849 (MISC 0430)-(MISC 0431), (MISC 0433)-(MISC 0434), mostly regarding appointments.

ArchivalResource: 10 items

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/76945487 View

Ledru-Rollin, 1807-1874. Letters, 1837-1848.

Title: Letters, 1837-1848.

Concerning appointments, recommendations, and agreements of his office.

ArchivalResource: 12 items (15 p.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122400299 View