Turgot, Anne-Robert-Jacques, baron de l'Aulne, 1727-1781
Existence: 1727 - 1781
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1727 - 1781-
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours letters to Carl Fredrik, Comte de Scheffer, of Sweden (microfilm)
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Manuscripts and Archives
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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
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