Genet Family papers, 1778-1909.

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Genet Family papers, 1778-1909.

Collection concerns the family of Edmund Charles Genet and includes two letters from Caron de Beaumarchaise urging French king to give aid to American rebels, 1778; letter in Latin from King Louis XVI to Catherine the Great reaffirming friendship between France and Russia, 1791; business letter from Joseph Bonaparte, 1827; letters of Genet about politics, runaway slaves, formation of wool manufacturing company, and navigation of the Hudson River, 1805-27.

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Family of French minister to the United States, Edmond Charles Genet and his first wife, the daughter of Gov. George Clinton, Cornelia Clinton Genet, and second wife, Martha Brandon Osgood Genet. From the description of Genet family papers, 1792-1902 (bulk 1792-1835). (New York University). WorldCat record id: 58782649 ...