Letter concerning steel production, 1779

Timespan:

18th century; Early works to 1800; Louis XVI, 1774-1793

Date:

1779

Description:

Letter written from Metz, 29 June 1779, to Monsieur Necker concerning steel production at the forge at Ruffec in the department of Charente. Includes references to business with the English colonies and policy on transactions with the new United States of America. A note in pencil (perhaps by Hans Peter Kraus) identifies the writer as the Comte de Broglie.

Language:

French

Provenance:

Separated from manuscript formerly owned by Sir Thomas Phillipps, ms. 18507 (note in pencil, Kraus?).; Sold as part of the residue of the Phillipps collection first to William H. Robinson Ltd., 1945, and again to Hans Peter Kraus, Mar. 1978; part of Kraus's 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.; Phillipps, Thomas, Sir, 1792-1872, former owner.; Kraus, Hans Peter, 1907-1988, former owner.; Stanitz, John D., former owner.; Schoenberg, Lawrence J., former owner.

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_item24.html

Subject:

Technology -- Early works to 1800; Technology; Steel industry and trade -- France -- History -- 18th century; Steel industry and trade; History

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Manuscripts, French; Manuscripts, European; manuscripts (documents)

Physical Description:

1 item (1 leaf)

Geographic Subject:

France -- History -- Louis XVI, 1774-1793; France; Ruffec (Charente, France)

Rights:

http://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)