Call Number:

MC.950.018

Repository:

Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections

Extent:

.01 linear ft. (1 folder)

Language:

English

Preferred Citation:

Gustave Auguste de Beaumont papers (HC.MC.950.018), Quaker & Special Collections, Haverford College, Haverford, PA.

Date:

1831, 1952

Creator:

Beaumont, Gustave de

Form:

Correspondence, letters (correspondence), and clippings (information artifacts)

Abstract:

This collection is comprised of the single letter from Gustave de Beaumont to Samuel Wood, as well as clippings from the Bulletin of Friends Historical Association, regarding Tocqueville and Beaumont in Philadelphia.

Gustave Auguste de Beaumont (1802-1866) was born on February 6, 1802, in Beaumont-la-Charte to the count Jules de Beaumont and Rose Preau de la Baraudiere. In 1826, Beaumont became the King's Prosecutor at the Tribunal de Premiere Instance, during which time he met Alexis de Tocqueville. In 1831, Beaumont and Tocqueville visited the United States to inspect American prison systems, where Beaumont became interested in the conditions of slavery in the United States. Beaumont died on March 30, 1866, in Paris.

This collection is comprised of the single letter from Gustave de Beaumont to Samuel Wood, as well as clippings from the Bulletin of Friends Historical Association, regarding Tocqueville and Beaumont in Philadelphia.