Organized G.G. Ducarel Correspondence

Name:

Gerard Gustavus Ducarel; Pierre Marie François de la Pasture

Date:

1796-08-15

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.

Language:

English

Provenance:

Palmer family archive, Devon, England

Subject:

Letter; Marriage; Great Britain; England; Patriarchy; France; French Revolution; Class; Nobility; Child custody; Masculinity; Fatherhood; Religion; Family; Aristocracy

Physical Description:

1 letter.

Geographic Subject:

United Kingdom -- Exmouth

Rights:

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

Notes:

In 1791, the First French Republic passed a law that if noble emigrants did not return by January 1, 1792, their lands would be seized and any later returnees executed. Many citizens had fled France due to the French Revolution and settled in countries like Great Britain, the German states, and the United States.

Physical Location:

UA SNED 36A.7

Collection:

Lord and Lady Palmer Collection