Pamphlets on economy and finance in late 18th-century France, 1764-1789.

Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834

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Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette was born at Chavaniac, Auvergne, in 1757, to an old, illustrious family of the provincial and military nobility. He lost both his parents early: his father was killed by the British at the Battle of Minden when Lafayette was two years old (1759), and when he was thirteen and attending the prestigious Collège de Plessis in Paris both his mother and grandfather died (1770). The latter's death left Lafayette with a si...

France. Cour des aides (Paris)

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France. Etats généraux.

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Mirabeau, Honoré-Gabriel de Riquetti, comte de, 1749-1791

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Honoré Mirabeau was a French politician and orator, a prominent figure in the National Assembly that governed France during the early phases of the French Revolution. From the guide to the Archives Mirabeau., 1771-1920, and undated., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) French Revolution politician. Spent 8 years in prison in his youth, primarily due to lettres de cachet obtained by his father. From the description of Letter, 1780 April...

France. Assemblée des notables (1787-1788)

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Parmentier, Antoine-Augustin, 1737-1813

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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 ...

Brissot de Warville, J.-P. (Jacques-Pierre), 1754-1793

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French journalist and revolutionary. From the description of J.-P. Brissot de Warville notes, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79453433 French politician. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Paris, to James Philips, bookseller in London, 1790 Dec. [or Sept.] 30. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270133418 From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, "Vendredi," to The Rev. Dr. Williams, [no year, ca. 1783]. (Unknown). World...

France. Conseil d'Etat.

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Du Pont de Nemours, Pierre Samuel, 1739-1817

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Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours wrote his autobiography to the year 1765 while in hiding near Paris in September 1792. From the description of Autobiography, 1792 : typescript copy. (Hagley Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 86119300 French economist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [Paris], to Thomas Jefferson, 1813 Feb. 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270744066 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Paris, to Au...

Louis XVI, King of France, 1754-1793

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Phelypeaux, Count de Maurepas, was a French statesman and administrator, born in 1701 to Louis XIV's Secretary of State. Phelypeaux served under both Louis XV and Louis XVI, during which time he reformed the French navy and aided in the aristocracy's obstruction of political reform. From the description of 18th century French royal commission, 1759 May 24. (Temple University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 122646282 ...

Cérutti, M. (Joseph Antoine Joachim), 1738-1792.

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France. Contrôle général des finances.

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Calonne, M. de (Charles Alexandre de), 1734-1802.

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