Records relating to government support for iron and glass manufacturing, 1774-1789.

Necker, Jacques, 1732-1804

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Necker, a Swiss born, Protestant French statesman, was the finance minister of France (1776-1781). Necker played an important role in assisting the American Revolution of 1776, by providing finances for the American cause. From the description of [Letters, 1779-1789] / Necker. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 301351545 ...

Chardon, Daniel-Marc-Antoine, 1731-1805

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Wilkinson, William, d.1808.

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Noailles, Emmanuel-Marie-Louis, marquis de, 1743-1822.

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France. Contrôleur Général de Commerce.

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Beginning in the early 17th century the French government offered direct aid to manufacturing as a way to stimulate production. This assistance took the form of subsidies, tax exemptions, grants of monopolies, loans, and patents of royal manufactories. Textiles, glass making, and iron manufacturing were thus heavily subsidized. The office of Contrôleur Général de Commerce was the vehicle that the king used in order to encourage manufacturing. The climax of the system of French ec...

Vergennes, Charles Gravier, comte de, 1719-1787

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French statesman. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Versailles, to an unidentified recipient, 1777 Oct. 4. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270583336 French foreign minister. From the description of Letter, 1779 Feb. 13, Versailles, to John Adams. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 173971950 Title: Comte British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000563.0x00...

Blondel, Antoine Louis.

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Vogüé, Cerise-Franc̜ois-Melchior, marquis de, 1732- .

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Tolozan, Jean Franc̜ois de.

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Pompadour, Jeanne Antoinette Poisson, marquise de, 1721-1764

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Calonne, Charles-Alexandre de, 1734-1802

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Boyer et Cie.

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Charles X, King of France, 1757-1836

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Count of Artois; King of France 1824-1830. From the description of Santerre collection of Charles X, 1535-1855 (bulk 1773-1830). (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 63936494 From the guide to the Santerre collection of Charles X, 1535-1855, (bulk 1773-1830), (Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library) ...

Villedeuil, Pierre Charles Laurent de.

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