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Riqueti , Victor de (Marquis de Mirabeau): letter (1775)

IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 0096 AL103

Held at: Senate House Library, University of London

Title: Riqueti , Victor de (Marquis de Mirabeau): letter (1775)

Date(s): 1775

Level of description: Collection

Extent: 1 sheet

Name of creator(s): Riqueti | Victor de | 1715-1789 | Marquis de Mirabeau | economist x de Riqueti | Victor x Mirabeau | Marquis de

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

Victor de Riqueti, Marquis de Mirabeau was a French aristocrat and writer on political economy, best known for his work Ami des hommes au trait de la population. He is often called the elder Mirabeau, to distinguish him from his famous son, Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, Comte de Mirabeau (1749-1791).

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Letter from Victor de Riqueti, Marquis de Mirabeau to 'mon cher Monsieur duchesne', 25 Jun 1775. Asking him for his good offices on behalf of 'un pauvre provençal', who was in Paris 'pour une affaire à la terray qui ruineroit tout le commerce'. Autograph, with signature.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: French

System of arrangement:

See hard copy catalogue.

Conditions governing access:

Access to this collection is unrestricted for the purpose of private study and personal research within the supervised environment and restrictions of the Library's Palaeography Room. Please contact the University Archivist for details. 24 hours notice is required for research visits.

Conditions governing reproduction:

Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original. Copying must be undertaken by the Palaeography Room staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.

Physical characteristics:

Finding aids:

Catalogue of the manuscripts and autograph letters in the University Library at the central building of the University of London (1921). A copy is available in the Library's Palaeography Room.

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information:

Accruals:

Archival history:

See archivist

Immediate source of acquisition:

Found inside a copy of John Phipps's A guide to the commerce of Bengal - classmark: [G.L.] 1823.

ALLIED MATERIALS

Existence and location of originals:

Existence and location of copies:

On negative microfilm - reference: MIC 242/2.

Related material:

Publication note:

DESCRIPTION NOTES

Note:

Archivist's note: Compiled by Anya Turner.