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19th-20th Century Miscellaneous
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36 folders
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Material in folders 1-10 came to Cushing Library in a three-ring binder with the handwritten spine title "1997." Material in folders 11-29 from a binder titled "Summer 1999," with note on folded sheet in pocket: "All entered into Duke list of Sept. 1999." Material in folders 30-36 from a binder titled "Printed misc."
23/1: Ariettes du Chinois Intermede (N.p., Undated), with music.
23/2: Mr. Le Marquis de Bievre, Le Seducteur (N.p., 1784).
23/3: Conjuration de Phillipe d'Orleans, ou Details Exacts et Circonstancies de l'Assemblee qu'il tint en personne au Rinsy, le sept de ce mois, et jours suivans (N.p., 1790), 2 copies.
23/4: M. Ducis, Romeo et Juliette (N.p., 1783), evident adaptation of Shakespeare's version.
23/5: M. Gardel, La Chercheuse d'Esprit (N.p., 1777), a ballet composition by master of royal ballet.
23/6: Letters to Fulwar Skipwith: Letter to Fulwar Skipwith from perhaps general director for the liquidation of public debt, on governmental letterhead. March 16, 1803; To "Son Excellence, le Ministre [sic?] des Etats unis d'Amerique a Paris" from "le lieutenant de [illegible] Imperiale," 1812; Directeur particulier de la Liquidation generale to Fulwar Skipwith, on offical letterhead, asking Skipwith to resend some official documents that had not been attached to a previous letter, August 31, 1804; Notting (sic?) to Fulwar Skipwith, angrily informing latter that some official documents are not in order, February 12, 1805; Beljean to Fulwar Skipwith, August 16, 1795.
23/7: "Proclamation aux Magistrats et Habitans du Pays d'Anspach," from Jean-Baptiste Jules Bernadotte, Marshal of France under Napoleon I and later king of Sweden and Norway, and prince of Pontecorvo, Italy; to inform inhabitants of Anspach (Ansbach) that, under a new treaty ceding the territory to Bavaria from Prussia, troops would be quartered there, in French and German, February 24, 1806.
23/8: To Monsieur from L. Arcanbal, "consultat de France a Baltimore," 13 September 1811.
23/9: French naval death certificate for Julien Demy, who died aboard the vessel Constitution February 7, 1801, signed by a chief administrator on 8 April 1802 and stamped "Commissaire des Armemens."
23/10: Douzy to ensign Dumas, asking Dumas to be ready to leave shortly for France from Philadelphia, and giving instructions where and when to meet the following day, 23 November 1806; Certificate signed by Douzy, vice-consul of France to Philadelphia, that Hipolite Dumas arrived in Philadelphia on November 5, 1806, signed in Philadelphia June 19, 1809.
23/11: Mr. C.J.L. d'Avrigni, Stances sur la Derniere Campagne de sa Majeste l'Empereur et Roi, et sur la Guerre contre la Grande-Bretagne.... (N.p., 1806).
23/12: Jugement Nationale (N.p., 1789), printed list of sentences after the storming of the Bastille.
23/13: Declaration du roi (24 September 1788), concerning the assembly, with sheet of music glued on.
23/14: Lettre des Cardinaux Archevesques, et Evesques au Roy au sujet du Jugement rendu a Embrun, contre M. De Senez (28 October 1728).
23/15: Memoire sur la signature du formulaire (N.p., Undated), clerical.
23/16: Premiere Partie: Prejugez Legitimes Contre la Constitution Unigentus (N.p., Undated), clerical.
23/17: Mandement de Monseigneur l'Archeveque d'Utrechk (April 1730), i.e., Corneille Jean, Archeveque d'Utrecht.
23/18: Memoire presente au Conseil-d'Etat par les auteurs dramatiques (N.p., Undated), many authors, including Arnauld and Beaumarchais.
23/19: A.M. Aubry, avocat au Parlement de Paris, Cinquieme Lettre d'un avocat de Province: au Sujet des trois pretenduës Lettres de M. l'Archeveque d'Embrun (N.p., Undated); Lettre d'un Docteur de Sorbonne a un Cure de la Ville de Rouen (N.p., 1717).
23/20: J.F. Magenthies, A Nosseigneurs les Deputes de l'Assemblee Nationale (1 April 1790).
23/21: M. Bernard, Le Besoin de la Gloire, Ode (August 1807).
23/22: Arrest de la Cour de Parlement, extrait des registres du parlement (6 August 1762); Extrait des Registres du Parlement (13 August 1762); Extrait des Registres de Parlement(13 August 1762), different text.
23/23: Eveque de Troyes, Instruction Pastorale de Monseigneur l'Eveque de Troyes, sur l'Impression des Mauvais Livres, et Notamment sur les Nouvelles Oeuvres completes de Voltaire et Rousseau (N.p., 1821), rails against the works of Voltaire and Rousseau.
23/24: Passion de N. S. Jesus-Christ, poem (1792).
23/25: M. Bergasse, Rapport du Comite de Constitution, sur l'Organisation du Pouvoir Judiciare, presente a l'assemblee nationale (1789); Bavouz, Phillipe d'Orleans, Traite Comme Il le Merite (N.p., Undated); La Poudre Aux Yeux (1789).
23/26: J.F. Magenthies, A la Convention Nationale. Proces sans Exemple (23 May 1794); Opinion de M. Treilhard, sur le Rapport du Comite Ecclesiastique concernant l'organisation du Clerge (30 May 1790).
23/27: Eloge de L. Catalina, dans lequel on venge ce Romain celebre des Calomnies de Ciceron, & de plusieurs autres Ecrivains (1780).
23/28: Lettre du Public, A Messieurs les ci-devant Officiers du Parlement de Paris (N.p., Undated), with note that this item is unknown to the National Library of France; Section du Museum. Rapport et Arretes Relatifs a David, Citoyen de cette Section, et Representant du Peuple (11 October 1794).
23/29: Analyse Raisonnee et Critique d'un Petit Ouvrage Intitule, Precis Demonstratif Contre l'Institution Ecclesiastique et le Schisme (1796-97); Discours de M. Thouret a l'Assemblee Nationale, fait au nom du Comite de Constitution, sur la reeligibilite des Deputes (16 May 1791).
23/30: Elvire a Rosalie, ou Epitre sur les Courtisannes (1784), with collector's note: "2 known copies, prostitution."
23/31: Extrait des Registres du Parlement (6 August 1762), list of Jesuit books to be destroyed and never printed again; Diverses Pieces de Ce Qui s'Est Passe a S. Germain en Laye, declaration of the king, "by which the princes, dukes, lords, and their followers, who have taken arms against his service, are declared criminals of his majesty if they do not surrender themselves near to his person in three days after the publication of this"; from the siege of Paris during the Fronde Parlementaire, 23 January 1649.
23/32: Lettre de la Petite Nichon du Marais, a Monsieur le Prince de Conde, a S. Germain (1649); Lettre de Monsieur le Duc de Beau-Fort a Monsieur le Duc de Mercoeur son Frere (1649); La Requeste des Trois Estats Presentee a Messieurs du Parlement (1648); Advis Salutaires aux Citoyens et Peuple de la Ville de Paris (1649); Lettre de la Petite Nichon du Marais, a Monsieur le Prince de Conde, a S. Germain (1649).
23/33: Barere, Convention Nationale. Rapport Fait au Nom du Comite de Salut Public. Sur l'heroisme des Republicains montant le vaisseau de Vengeur, dans… (July 9, 1794).
23/34: Abailard a Heloise (1765).
23/35: M. Moline, L'Ombre de Voltaire aux Champs Elisees, Comedie Ballet (1779); Aux Genies de la France (1789).
23/36: Epitre de Pierre Bagnolet, Citoyen de Gonesse, aux Grands Hommes de Jour(N.p., Undated); M. Dorvigny, Christophe le Rond (1782).