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032-002020799

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Add MS 29317

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MISCELLANEOUS foreign letters, etc.; 1631-1825, viz.:-

1. H [enri] D[uc] d[e] R[ohan] to his mother [Catharine de Parthenay] Padua, 5 Feb. 1631. Fr.; with seal. f. 1.

2. Christian Otter of Ragnit to Johann Hevelius; Copenhagen, 6 Jan. s.v. 1657. Germ. f. 5.

3. Benedetto Gennari, the Younger; Bologna, 13 Dec. 1671. Ital. f. 6.

4. [Henri] Justel to [Nicolas] Thoynard; 29 Aug. 1680, and n.d. Fr. ff. 7, 8, 9.

5. - Brontin, "Commissaire de la Liquidation aux Isles de France et de Bourbon," to the Directors of the Indian Company at Paris; St. Denis, Isle de Bourbon, 17 Apr. 1778. Fr. Signed. f. 10.

6. - de Saligny; an account of an engagement between the French and English squadrons, and of the capture of Pondicherry; Pondicherry, 30 Dec. 1778. Fr. f. 18.

7. Three Bonapartist squibs, viz:-"La Baromêtre 1815;" Sale of effects, beginning "Un sceptre de fer brisé en plusieurs morceaux;" "Testament d'un Grand Homme." In a lady's hand. f. 22.

8. [Armand Emmanuel de Vignerol du Plessis, Duc de] Richelieu, [Minister of Foreign Affairs], to Marshal [Laurent,] Gouvion de St. Cyr, [Minister. of War]; Paris, 6 July, 1818. Fr. f. 25.

9. Lieut.-General le Comte de Rinaud la Raffinière to the same; La Rochelle, 3 Aug. 1818. Fr. f. 26.

10. Lieut.-General [Louis] Comte de Partonneaux to the same; Toulouse, 22 Aug. 1818. Fr. f. 27.

11. Telegraphic despatch from the General commanding at Calais to the Minister of War respecting the reception of George IV.; 21 Sept. 1821. Fr. f. 29.

12. [Ange Hyacinthe Maxence, Baron de] Damas [Minister of Foreign Affairs] to the Marquis de [Clermont-Tonnerre] ; 3 May, [1825]. Fr. f. 3 0.

13. "Note sur une inscription relative à un nom," i.e. Bonaparte; stated to be written by the Baron de Menneval, Secretary to the Emperor. Fr. f. 31. Paper. Folio.

Scope & Content:

includes:

f. 1 Henri Rohan, Duc de Rohan: Letters to his mother: 1631.: Fr.
f. 5 Christian Otter, of Ragnit, Mathematician: Letter to J. Hevelius: 1657.: Germ.
f. 5 Johann Hevelius, astronomer: Letter to, from C. Otter: 1657.: Germ.
f. 6 Benedetto Gennari, junior: Letter to -: 1671.: Ital.
ff. 7, 8, 9 Henri Justel, Secretary to the King of France, afterwards Librarian to the King of England: Letters to N. Thoynard: 1680.: Fr.
f. 10 Brontin, Commissaire de la Liquidation aux Isles de France et de Bourbon: Letter to the Indian Company Directors at Paris: 1778.: Fr.
f. 10 India, East; FRENCH COMPANY: Letter to: 1778.: Fr.
f. 18 Pondicherry, India: Papers relating to its siege: 1778.: Fr.
f. 18 de Saligny, of Pondicherry: Letter to de Chantelou: 1778.: Fr.
ff. 22, 22 b, 23 Political and Satirical Poems: Bonapartist squibs: 1814.: Fr.
f. 25 Armand Emmanuel de Vignerot du Plessis, Duc de Richelieu; Minister of Foreign Affairs: Letter to Marshal de St. Cyr: 1818.: Fr.
f. 26 Olivier Macoux de Rivaud la Raffinière, Comte; Lieutenant -General: Letter to Marshal St. Cyr: 1818.: Fr.
f. 27 Louis de Partonneaux, Comte; Lieutenant-General: Letter to Marshal de St. Cyr: 1818.: Fr.
f. 29 Louis XVIII of France: Telegram to the Minister at War from the Commandant at Calais, on the reception of George IV.: 1821.: Fr.
f. 29 George IV of England: Reception at Calais: 1821.: Fr.
f. 30 Ange Hyacinthe Maxence de Damas, Baron; French Minister at War: Letter to the Marquis de Clermont-Tonnerre: 1825.: Fr.
f. 30 Aimé Marie Gaspard de Clermont-Tonnerre, Marquis de Clermont Tonnerre; French Minister of State: Letter to, from Baron de Damas: 1825.: Fr.
f. 31 Bonaparte: Note on the name, by Baron de Menneval: 19th cent.: Fr.
f. 31 Claude François de Meneval, Baron; Secretary to Napoleon I: Notes on the name Bonaparte: 19th cent.: Fr.

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Languages:

French
German
Italian

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Latin

Start Date:

1631

End Date:

1825

Date Range:

1631-[1825]

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Names:

Bonaparte, of Add MS 29317
Brontin, Commissaire de la Liquidation aux Isles de France et de Bourbon
Clermont-Tonnerre, Aimé Marie Gaspard, Marquis de Clermont Tonnerre, French Minister of State
Damas, Ange Hyacinthe Maxence, Baron de Damas, politician and military officer, 1785-1862
French East India Company, 1664-1794
Gennari, Benedetto, called Junior, painter, 1633-1715
George IV, King of Great Britain and Ireland, 1762-1830
Hevelius, Johann, astronomer
Justel, Henri, French protestant scholar and secretary, librarian to King Charles II of England, 1620-1693
Louis XVIII, of France
Meneval, Claude François, Baron, Secretary to Napoleon I
Otter, Christian, of Ragnit, Mathematician
Partonneaux, Louis, Comte, Lieutenant-General
Rivaud la Raffinière, Olivier Macoux, Comte, Lieutenant -General
Rohan, Henri, Duc de Rohan, 1579-1638
Saligny, of Pondicherry
Vignerot du Plessis, Armand Emmanuel, Duc de Richelieu, Minister of Foreign Affairs

Places:

Pondicherry, India
Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India