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Joseph Jérôme Le Français de Lalande letter to Mme. Dupiery, [1795] May 23

 Item — Folder: 3
Identifier: Vault MSS 530 Item 7
Image of Joseph Jérôme Le Français de Lalande letter to Mme. Dupiery
Image of Joseph Jérôme Le Français de Lalande letter to Mme. Dupiery

Scope and Contents

Letter from Lalande in Paris to Mme. Dupier in Marceil on May 23. Lalande is named the Director of the Observatory upon returning from Burcei in which he went to go a visit an organization. Lalande also remarks on the rising of the Jacobins again in Paris and the rise of tarrifs as a result of the Jacobins. Lalande is informed by the embassador of Sweden, that the peace between Spain was made with a treaty in Holland. Lalande also discusses the embarking of Beauchamps from Constantinople.

Dates

  • [1795] May 23

Conditions Governing Access

Open for public research.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Joseph Jérôme Le Français de Lalande letters must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.

Extent

1 folded sheet (1 page) ; 20 x 26 cm, folded to 20 x 13 cm

Language of Materials

French

General

Holograph, unsigned.

General

Item is enclosed in a separate wrapper. The wrapper includes a brief summation detailing the enclosed letter.

General

Date on item is 4 Prairial which date is in accordance with the French republican calendar.

Repository Details

Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository

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