French businessman's autobiography,19th century: Manuscript, 1820.

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French businessman's autobiography,19th century: Manuscript, 1820.

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A holograph autobiography written by a French soldier/business agent who left his home in Meyeruis, France before the Revolution in search of fortune in the West Indies and the United States, before returning home to Tours in 1820. The unidentified expatriate sought business opportunities in Santa Domingo, Havana, New York, and Philadelphia, all of which are documented in the manuscript. He sought out Baron de Montulle ́at his estate near Pottsgrove, Penn., whereupon he worked as an agent for Cassin & Schweighauser of New York in the Caribbean. The manuscript documents his relations with the French colonials in St. Thomas and a bout with sickness in the West Indies. Bound in vellum.

1v.(132 leaves): bound in vellum; 35 x 21 cm.

Temple University Libraries, Paley Library

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Temple University Libraries, Paley Library

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