Letter concerning coinage, 1809 May 6

Contributor:

Kraus, Hans Peter, 1907-1988 (former owner); Stanitz, John D. (former owner); Schoenberg, Lawrence J. (former owner)

Timespan:

Consulate and First Empire, 1799-1815

Date:

1809

Description:

Letter written in Paris, dated 6 May 1809, concerning the casting and refinement (la fonte et l'affinage) of brass (pièces de cuivre) for currency (au type republicain); by the same writer (signature illegible) as LJS 180, Item 9.

Language:

French

Provenance:

Formerly owned by Hans Peter Kraus, as part of ms. 836.; Formerly owned by John D. Stanitz (Cleveland, Ohio), as part of Ms. 11.; Acquired by Lawrence J. Schoenberg with other Stanitz manuscripts, Sept. 1997.; Deposit by Lawrence J. Schoenberg and Barbara Brizdle, 2012.; Gift of Barbara Brizdle Schoenberg, 2016.

Relation:

The Lawrence J. Schoenberg and Barbara Brizdle Manuscript Initiative Fund Home Page: http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017.12/366278; Digital facsimile for download (OPenn): https://openn.library.upenn.edu/Data/0001/html/ljs180_item8.html

Subject:

Technology; Coinage -- France; Copper coins -- France; Copper coins; Coinage; History

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Manuscripts, French; Manuscripts, European

Physical Description:

1 item (1 leaf)

Geographic Subject:

France -- History -- Consulate and First Empire, 1799-1815; France

Rights:

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

Notes:

Lawrence J. Schoenberg & Barbara Brizdle Manuscript Initiative.; In French.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, LJS 180

Collection:

Industrial History Letters and Documents; Lawrence J. Schoenberg Collection (University of Pennsylvania)