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Claude Adrien Meney Letters

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Meney, Claude Adrien, ca. 1701-1787

Claude Meney, a parliamentary attorney from Dijon, France, traveled to Flanders, England, and Holland in 1734.

The collection consists of a manuscript copy of 38 letters (in a bound volume) written by Meney, titled "Copie des lettres écrites à mes amis pendant mon voiage de flandres, D'angleterre et d'hollande en 1734," as well as typed transcriptions of them. A parliamentary attorney from Dijon, France, Meney describes to his friends his visit to London, beginning with a sailing from de Beauvais on March 4, 1734, and continuing through April 26, 1734. In most of these letters, Meney compares London with Paris.

AM17188, 18231

Folder Inventory added by Hilde Creager (2015) in 2012.

No appraisal information is available.

Publisher
Manuscripts Division
Finding Aid Date
2008
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The collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. No further photoduplication of copies of material in the collection can be made when Princeton University Library does not own the original. Inquiries regarding publishing material from the collection should be directed to RBSC Public Services staff through the Ask Us! form. The library has no information on the status of literary rights in the collection and researchers are responsible for determining any questions of copyright.

Collection Inventory

"Copie des letters ecrites à mes amis pendant mon voiage de flandres..." Manuscript, 1734. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Typed Transcript of Title Page and Front Matter (pp. 1-2), 1734. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Typed Transcripts of Part I Lettres I-XXV (pp. 1-156), 1734. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Typed Transcripts of Part II Lettres 26e-39e (pp. 157-301), 1734. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

Page 198 is missing

Physical Description

1 folder

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