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Manuscripts and printed documents by or about Fourcroy, May 12, 1785-December 21, 1809

Item — Box: 43, Folder: 40

Scope and Contents

Physical Description:8 items ; 26 x 20 cm. or smaller Summary:Eight items from the collection of Denis Duveen. (a) Letter of thanks from Fourcroy to an unidentified count, May 12, 1785; (b) letter from Fourcroy to Citoyen Lacuée, Conseiller d'etat, 16 brumaire, an 9 de la République, recommending a Martial Floucaud for a position in the gendarmerie of the Département de la Coreze; (c) letter from Fourcroy to Citoyen Justin Lamoureux, thanking him for sending him a literary history of the Département de la Meurthe, 30 germinal, an 11 de la République; (d) printed announcement of Fourcroy's death, addressed to Madame Lignon [?], December 16, 1809; (e) printed invitation to Fourcroy's funeral, to be held on December 20, 1809; (f) manuscript of a eulogy given at Fourcroy's funeral by M. de Prony, with minor corrections, December 20, 1809; (g) manuscript account of Fourcroy's funeral, with text of the eulogies given by Regnaud de Saint-Jean d'Angély, Prony, and M. Thouret, followed by a memorial statement by the Faculté de Médecine de Paris, December 20-21, 1809; (h) manuscript, "Notes sur la conduite du C. Fourcroy dans la revolution," evidently by Fourcroy, undated.First item (a letter) begins: "On ne peut etre plus sensible que je l'ai été aux bontés que vous avez bien voulu ..."

Dates

May 12, 1785-December 21, 1809

Creator

From the Collection: Lavoisier, Antoine Laurent, 1743-1794. (Person)
From the Collection: Bailly, Jean Sylvain, 1736-1793. (Person)
From the Collection: Baudon, François. (Person)
From the Collection: Baudon, Anne-Marguerite-Charlotte, 1739 or 1740- (Person)
From the Collection: Baumé, Antoine, 1728-1804. (Person)
From the Collection: Berthollet, Claude-Louis, 1748-1822. (Person)
From the Collection: Chaptal, Jean-Antoine-Claude, comte de Chanteloup, 1756-1832. (Person)
From the Collection: Black, Joseph, 1728-1799. (Person)
From the Collection: Lagrange, J. L. (Joseph Louis), 1736-1813. (Person)
From the Collection: Duhamel du Monceau, M., 1700-1782. (Person)
From the Collection: Fougeroux de Bondaroy, Auguste-Denis, 1732-1789. (Person)
From the Collection: Fourcroy, Antoine-François de, comte, 1755-1809. (Person)
From the Collection: Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790. (Person)
From the Collection: Guyton de Morveau, Louis-Bernard, 1737-1816. (Person)
From the Collection: Lavoisier, Jean-Antoine, 1715-1775. (Person)
From the Collection: Lavoisier, Marie-Anne-Pierrette, 1758-1836. (Person)
From the Collection: Maugard, M. (Antoine), 1739-1817. (Person)
From the Collection: Monge, Gaspard, 1746-1818. (Person)
From the Collection: Paulze, Jacques, 1723-1794. (Person)
From the Collection: Vicq-d\'Azyr, M. (Félix), 1748-1794. (Person)
From the Collection: Guerlac, Henry. (Person)
From the Collection: Perrin, Carl. (Person)
From the Collection: Rappaport, Rhoda. (Person)
From the Collection: Académie des sciences (France) (Organization)
From the Collection: France. Régie des poudres et salpêtres (Organization)
From the Collection: France. Ferme générale (Organization)
From the Collection: Archives nationales (France) (Organization)

Language of Materials

Collection material in French

Access Restrictions:

From the Collection:

Access restricted to the permission of the curator.

Extent

36.6 cubic feet. (36.6 cubic feet.)

2 mapcase folders. (2 mapcase folders.)

2 items. (2 items.)

Physical Storage Information

Box: 43, Folder: 40 (Mixed Materials)

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository

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