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Turgot, Anne-Robert-Jacques, baron de l'Aulne, 1727-1781

Existence: 1727 - 1781
 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1727 - 1781-

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours letters to Carl Fredrik, Comte de Scheffer, of Sweden (microfilm)

 Collection
Accession: 0345
Abstract:

Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours was a French political economist, writer, publisher, and public administrator (1739-1817). The letters to Carl Fredrik, Comte de Scheffer, of Sweden (1715-1786), were part of a series to supply news from Paris, intended for Gustavus III, King of Sweden. Subjects include reviews of literary works, comments on political subjects, freedom of the press, du Pont accepting a Swedish knighthood, and biography of M. Turgot.

Dates: 1775-1782

Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours letters to Carl Fredrik, Comte de Scheffer, of Sweden (microfilm and photocopies)

 Collection
Accession: 0335
Abstract:

Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours was a French political economist, writer, publisher, and public administrator (1739-1817). The letters to Carl Fredrik, Comte de Scheffer, of Sweden (1715-1786) were part of a series to supply news from Paris, intended for Gustavus III, King of Sweden. Topics include volumes on political economy, a work by M. de Gebelin, formation of a Polish army, French financial matters, and Anne Robert Jacques Turgot's (1727-1781) retirement as French minister of Finance.

Dates: 1773-1783