French documents containing signatures and letters from notable people
Single Item
MS. French b.10
Held at the Weston Library
Documents contain:
- fols. 1-18: signatures of Kings of France, n.d. Fol. 4 also contains a letter to the French ambassador in Venice, de Fresnes, signed by Henri IV, 27 Septmeber 1606.
- fols. 19-47: signatures of members of the Bonaparte family, 1799-1820.
- fols. 48-90: signatures of Marshald of France, 1793-1831.
- fols. 91-95: signatures of members of Orléans family, 1814, 1863, n.d.
- fols. 96-95: signatures of members of Orléans family, 1814, 1863, n.d.
- fols. 96-121: signatures of other notable people, 1819-1824, n.d. Fols 100-119 contain letters concerning the publication of memoirs of Louis Bonaparte, King of Holland, 1819.
Dates
- Creation: n.d., 1618-1838, 1799-1820, 1793-1831, 1814, 1863, 1819-1824, 1819
Extent
121 Leaves
Language of Materials
- French
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries MS. French b.10, fols. 1-121.
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Shelfmark:
MS. French b.10
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 22606
Abstract
French documents containing signature and letters from notable people
Biographical / Historical
No biographical information is known.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Given by Miss M.R. Tomkinson, 1977, in memory of her brother Lieut.-Cdr. C.C. Tomkinson, D.S.C., who collected the documents
Subject
- Bonaparte family (Family)
- Status
- Published
- Author
- EAD version 2023 by Miranda Scarlata
- Date
- EAD version 2023
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Contact:
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Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk