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Fourcroy, Antoine-François de, comte, 1755-1809.

 Person

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

La Forte collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 4711
Abstract

Letters, receipts, and other documents addressed to or received from officials in the Régie des poudres et salpêtres in Paris and the departments and districts of France, and saltpeter manufacturers, chiefly relating to gunpowder production. Other topics covered include Parisian politics, the state of the French economy, the shift to paper currency, and dissatisfaction among the workers.

Dates: 1784-1797.

Lavoisier manuscript collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 4712
Abstract

Antoine Laurent Lavoisie (born 1743) and his wife, Marie-Anne-Pierrette Lavoisier (born 1758) were both French chemists. The Lavoisier manuscript collection (1766-1834) contains materials by, to or about Antoine and Marie, including material on their scientific work, correspondence, manuscripts, certificates, deeds, contracts, plates for publications, maps and drawings, memorabilia and artifacts.

Dates: 1766 - 1834; Majority of material found within 1770 - 1794

Louis-Bernard Guyton de Morveau correspondence

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31924113558476]
Identifier: 4746

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Subject
France -- Economic conditions -- 18th century. 2
France -- History -- Louis XVI, 1774-1793. 2
France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799. 2
France -- Politics and government -- 1774-1793. 2
France -- Politics and government -- 1789-1799. 2