GB 0096 MS 876 - Letter of Louis Benigne François Bertier de Sauvigny

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GB 0096 MS 876

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Letter of Louis Benigne François Bertier de Sauvigny

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  • 1775 (Creation)

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Louis Benigne François Bertier de Sauvigny ([1737]-1789) was a French administrator. He was Assistant Intendant of Paris from 1768 until 1776 when he was made Intendant. His reforms were unpopular, and he was killed by revolutionary rioters on 22 July 1789.

Archival history

GB 0096 MS 876 1775 Collection (fonds) Single sheet Sauvigny , Louis Benigne François , Bertier de , [1737]-1789 , French administrator x Bertier de Sauvigny , Louis Benigne François
Louis Benigne François Bertier de Sauvigny ([1737]-1789) was a French administrator. He was Assistant Intendant of Paris from 1768 until 1776 when he was made Intendant. His reforms were unpopular, and he was killed by revolutionary rioters on 22 July 1789.

Bought by Dr. Geoffrey John de Cusance Mead from Alain Brieux, Paris, and given to ULL in 1977.

Letter, 18 Jan 1775, signed by Louis Benigne François Bertier de Sauvigny, Intendant of Paris, to Guillaume Joseph Dupleix de Bacquencourt, Intendant of Dijon, sending him the declaration [wanting] of a beggar in official custody at Pontoise.

Single item.

Access to this collection is unrestricted for the purpose of private study and personal research within the supervised environment and restrictions of the Library's Palaeography Room. Uncatalogued material may not be seen. Please contact the University Archivist for details.

Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original. Copying must be undertaken by the Palaeography Room staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.
French
220 x 170 mm.

Collection level description.

Compiled by Sarah Aitchison as part of the RSLP AIM25 Project. Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997. Feb 2002 Administration of justice Bacquencourt , Guillaume Joseph , Dupleix de , 1727-1794 , French administrator x Dupleix de Bacquencourt Europe France Government Local government Public administration Sauvigny , Louis Benigne François , Bertier de , ? 1737-1789 , French administrator x Bertier de Sauvigny , Louis Benigne François Western Europe

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Bought by Dr. Geoffrey John de Cusance Mead from Alain Brieux, Paris, and given to ULL in 1977.

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Letter, 18 Jan 1775, signed by Louis Benigne François Bertier de Sauvigny, Intendant of Paris, to Guillaume Joseph Dupleix de Bacquencourt, Intendant of Dijon, sending him the declaration [wanting] of a beggar in official custody at Pontoise.

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Single item.

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Conditions governing access

Access to this collection is unrestricted for the purpose of private study and personal research within the supervised environment and restrictions of the Library's Palaeography Room. Uncatalogued material may not be seen. Please contact the University Archivist for details.

Conditions governing reproduction

Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original. Copying must be undertaken by the Palaeography Room staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

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French

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Senate House Library, University of London

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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

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  • English

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