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Additional authors

1. Adams, John, 1735-1826
2. Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790
3. Jay, John, 1745-1829.
4. Le Ray de Chaumont, J. (James), 1760-1841.
5. Monroe, James, 1758-1831.
6. Pinckney, Charles Cotesworth, 1746-1825.
7. Sartine, Antoine de, comte d'Alby, 1729-1801
8. Vergennes, Charles Gravier, comte de, 1719-1787

Description

1. .08 linear foot (1 volume)

Summary

1. Jacques Donatien Le Ray de Chaumont (1726-1803) was a French supporter of the American Revolution. Volume contains correspondence of Le Ray de Chaumont with Benjamin Franklin, Antoine de Sartine, and Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes, as well as letters of John Adams, John Jay, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, James Monroe, and others. Also includes tables of depreciation, minutes of Congress, extracts from newspapers, and letters of his grandson, James Le Ray de Chaumont, also known as James Le Ray. Letterpress copies of transcripts in French and English.

Subject

1. Statesmen > France > 18th century
2. Statesmen > Correspondence
3. United States > Politics and government > 1783-1865

Call number

1. MssCol 746

Access (note)

1. Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.

Author

1. Chaumont, Jacques-Donatien Leray de, 1725-1803.

Title

1. Jacques Donatien and James Le Ray de Chaumont letters and documents, 1784-1818.

Restricted access

1. Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.

Occupation

1. Statesmen France 18th century.

Added author

1. Adams, John, 1735-1826, recipient.
2. Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790, recipient.
3. Jay, John, 1745-1829.
4. Le Ray de Chaumont, J. (James), 1760-1841.
5. Monroe, James, 1758-1831.
6. Pinckney, Charles Cotesworth, 1746-1825.
7. Sartine, Antoine de, comte d'Alby, 1729-1801, recipient.
8. Vergennes, Charles Gravier, comte de, 1719-1787, recipient.

Research call number

1. MssCol 746