Manuscript volume containing a [transcript of a] report by Maximilien Lasowski on the state of English finances in 1784, addressed to his pupil François Alexandre Frédéric, Duc de La Rochefoucauld-Liancourt (1747-1827), a French educator and social reformer. The report is written in the form of four letters, dated at Bury St. Edmunds, 10 Jun, 25 Jun, 14 Jul and 2 Aug, and includes a letter addressed to the Duc de Liancourt concerning the laws and principles surrounding parliamentary elections in England, and various impressions of political customs there, [1784]. The manuscript is written on the left half only of each page, and there are additions in pencil and ink in the right hand margin.
Report on English finances
This material is held atSenate House Library Archives, University of London
- Reference
- GB 96 MS 138
- Dates of Creation
- 1784
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- French
- Physical Description
- 1 volume containing 192 leaves
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
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Arrangement
Single item.
Access Information
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Acquisition Information
This manuscript was bought from Paul Geuthner, Paris, in 1906 as an addition to the Goldsmith's Library of Economic Literature.
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Collection level description.
Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements
Manuscript quarto. Bound in quarter-morocco.
Archivist's Note
Compiled by Sarah Smith as part of the RSLP AIM25 Project.
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