An abstract of the settlement dividing Mr. Foulkes' fortune in the case of his death followed by a letter from Henry Bell to G.G. Ducarel, advising Mr. Foulkes to write a will. Correspondence of G.G. Ducarel regarding his daughter Elizabeth, Betsy, and her two brief marriages. Cursive English script. Abstract of settlement written December 10th, 1793; Letter written May 8th, 1795. Gray's Inn, London, England.
Personal Name:
Gerard Gustavus Ducarel; Henry Bell; Archibald Hamilton Foulkes
Portrait miniature of Philip John Ducarel painted with watercolor on ivory. Ducarel is pictured against a blue sky with clouds, wearing a white cravat and blue jacket. The portrait is encased in a bronze-colored metal frame. Circa 1800.
Marriage; Property; Great Britain; England; Class; France; Immigration; Patriarchy; Money; Court of Chancery; French Revolution; Aristocracy; Nobility; Religion
Description:
Correspondence of G.G. Ducarel regarding his daughter Elizabeth, Betsy, and her two brief marriages. A letter describing the different legal possibilities of the Comte de la Pasture as a French alien on British soil. Cursive English script.
Bill; Itemized bill; England; Great Britain; Colonial India; East India Company; Masculinity; Commerce; Culinary; Attire; Relationships; Budget; Household; Class
Description:
Itemized bill for general supplier for items sent from agent (unknown) to G.G. Ducarel, including bills for silk stockings, a hat, bottles of claret, buttons, oil, mustard, cucumber, anchovies, and capers. Also includes notes about advances of money to a man named Jinavan Choudhry (unclear). Cursive English script.
Letter; Marriage; Great Britain; England; Patriarchy; France; French Revolution; Class; Nobility; Child custody; Masculinity; Fatherhood; Religion; Family; Aristocracy
Description:
Letter by G.G. Ducarel opposing the Comte de la Pasture's courtship of Ducarel's daughter Elizabeth. Ducarel states his reasons are because of the Comte's status as a noble emigrant from Revolutionary France, the fortunes of both parties, the Comte's religion, and the custody of Elizabeth's child with her first husband, Archibald Foulkes. The Foulkes family strongly disliked Elizabeth. Cursive English script.
Personal Name:
Gerard Gustavus Ducarel; Pierre Marie François de la Pasture
Gerard Gustavus Ducarel's last will, assigns as executors of the will James Morrice, Henry Bell, and Philip John Ducarel. Will written on January 10, 1800; extract written on February 19, 1801. Roundhand English script with some elements of Secretary Hand.
Personal Name:
Gerard Gustavus Ducarel; James Morice; Henry Bell; Philip John Ducarel
Letter from the Count of Lapasteur seeking G.G. Ducarel's blessing to marry Betsy
Subject:
Correspondence; Marriage; France; England; French Revolution; Early Modern
Description:
The Count of La Pasture writes to G.G. Ducarel asking his blessing to marry his daughter, anticipating that as an émigré his proposal is likely to provoke some discontentment. He argues that he loves Betsy and has been very happy in her company as a drawing teacher. He ends by expressing his hopes for Ducarel's esteem. Cursive French script.
Personal Name:
Gerard Gustavus Ducarel; Pierre Marie François de la Pasture; Elizabeth Ducarel
A miniature painting made of guoache or watercolor on ivory disk, enclosed in a gold or brass frame. The oval painting is a portrait of Gerard Gustavus Ducarel in a dark green coat and a white wig against a blue background. The portrait is signed “P. Paillou 1793.” The painting is framed in a brass or gold frame and covered with glass. The border is composed of ivory or bone, a braid of gold, surrounded by another thin frame of ivory. There is a brass loop on the top, positioned to suggest that it was meant to be worn as a necklace. On the back of the painting is a woven mat of hair.
A bond for 3000 pounds paid to G.G. Ducarel from Henry Bell and marked with a red wax seal. A print form with fields filled in by hand. Cursive English script, print.