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Monsieur Le Breton letter to Monsieur Le Coq, de Chollet

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    René Desgenettes letter to Monsieur le préfet

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    Letter written by René Desgenettes to "Monsieur le préfet." The letter is in French and was written in Paris.

    mssHM 83068

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    Giovanni Aldini letter to "Monsieur le Chevalier Cobianchi,"

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    This letter was written by Giovanni Aldini to "Monsieur Le Chevalier Cobianchi" in Paris, concerning his publications. In French and some Italian.

    mssHM 81247

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    William B. Le Couteulx letter to "Mon Cher Monsieur et ami,"

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    This letter, written in French by Le Couteulx in Buffalo, New York, to a friend in France, describes in detail the Franklin shipwreck off New York and how the author and his family were saved. The letter also provides specific information about the Know Nothing Party, a political movement of the time characterized by anti-immigration, mostly anti-Catholic, sentiment. More specifically Le Couteulx talks about a Catholic church being burned to the ground and attempts to "burn other churches." He also talks about Catholic clergy being fined as a result of their actions.

    mssHM 77963

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    Jacques-Julien Houtou de La Billardière letter to Monsieur L'Héritier

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    Letter written by Jacques-Julien Houtou de La Billardière to French botanist [Charles Louis] L'Héritier (1746-1800). The letter states that La Billardière sent specimens to L'Héritier for Baltic German botanist [Johann Gerhard] König (1728-1785) and British botanist [Sir James Edward] Smith (1759-1828). The letter, written from Paris in 1791, is in French; one page consists of the address.

    mssHM 83086

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    Ernest Coquelin letter to "Monsieur,"

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    This letter was written in Paris by Coquelin. In it, he announces his next performance. The letter is in French but has an English translation. The recipient is unknown.

    mssHM 78373

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    Frédeŕic Dübuer letter to "Monsieur,"

    Manuscripts

    The recipient of this letter is unknown. The letter is in French and was written from Montreuil, France.

    mssHM 72096