Rélation de la conversion de Mr. Jean Thayer : ministre protestant de Boston, en l'Amérique septentrionalle, converti à la religion catholique à Rome le 23 mai 1783

Name:

Thayer, John, 1758-1815; La Harpe, Jean-François de, 1739-1803. etc

Timespan:

Revolution, 1789-1799

Date:

1800

Description:

Comprised of 2 manuscript works, the first is a copy of a work by John Thayer, originally published in London in 1787, the second is unidentified and has a copy of a letter dated 1801 inserted between p. 96-97; plus 3 printed pamphlets bound in at the end (32 leaves).

Language:

French

Provenance:

Formerly owned by G.V. Digard (p. iv).; Purchased, 1960.

Subject:

Thayer, Jean, 1758-1815; Catholic Church -- Apologetic works; Catholic Church; Catholic converts -- Biography; Freedom of religion; History

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Apologetic writings; Codices; Hybrid books; Letters; Pamphlets; Manuscripts, French; Manuscripts, European; Biographies; manuscripts (documents)

Physical Description:

160 leaves : paper; 158 x 98 (126 x 70) mm bound to 165 x 102 mm

Geographic Subject:

France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799 -- Religious aspects; France

Rights:

https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

Ms. codex.; Table of contents: 1. p.1-66: Rélation de la conversion de Mr. Jean Thayer. -- 2. p.69-164, 173-251: Réfléxions sur la souvérainneté, le serment de liberté, d'égalité et la constitution civile du clergé. -- 3. p.253-279: Récit des traitemens qu'ont éprouvés pendant dix mois, en rade de l'îsle d'Aix, sur les côtes de Saintonge, les prêtres condamnés à être d'eportés à la Guyane [printed] London, 1797. -- 4. p.281-288: Tableau des horreurs de la revolution francoise [in verse, printed] n.d.p. -- 5. p.289-314: Lettre à la Revelliere-Lepeaux en faveur de la religion et de ses ministres ... [printed], London, 1797.; Title from caption title (p. 1).; Copy of letter between p. 96-97 in second work is from a French Archbishop to the superior of the French priests at Reading, England and includes the date 31 May 1801.; Two pamphlets are dated 1797.; Pagination: Paper, 160 + i; [iv], 1-66, [ii], 1-96, [viii], 97-175, [i], 1-27, [i], 1-8, 1-26, [ii]; contemporary pagination in ink, upper outer corners; [1-316]; modern pagination in pencil, upper outer corners. References in this record are to modern pagination.; Script: Written in a cursive script by one hand, possibly that of Rev. Mr. Allis, "prêtre du diocese de Coutances, Reading [England]" (note, p. iii).; Binding: Contemporary boards.; Origin: Written in England[?], circa 1800 (Zacour-Hirsch).; French.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Codex 664