Richard Hill: Letters and papers

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Scope and Content

20 papers in French, many concerning financial matters, 1695-1715; letters, mostly to Hill, from M. Servati, L. Desprez, Di S. Tomaso, Joseph Bouer, Dalique, Tobie Rocayrol and Abbe Provana; letters to Bruce (possibly Hill's secretary) from Marmande; letters to Chetwynd (Hill's secretary in Turin) from Clignet, the Comtesse de Guarene, and Fischer and De Riqueba; and a price list of paintings by Guillaume Desnoues. The identification of some of the writers is tentative.

Access Information

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Acquisition Information

Purchased 1989

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