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Contemporary folder-sheet bearing title "Minutes de lettres de S.A.I. Monseigneur le Prince Vice-Roi d'Italie à des ministres du Royaume d'Italie et de l'Illyrie ou autres hauts fonctionnaires", dates not examined

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Scope and Contents

This contains the following drafts of letters (none is signed unless otherwise stated but all are presumably from Beauharnais): to "Monsieur le Baron de Chabrol, Intendant-Général des provinces Illyriennes," July 2nd 1813; to "Monsieur le Conseillier d'Etat Préfet de l'Adriatique," September 27th 1813; to "Monsieur le Conseillier d'Etat Scopoli," December 1st 1813; to "Monsieur le Ministre de la Guerre, " December 23rd 1813; to "Monsieur le Ministre des Finances" (contains report to Beauharnais from Aldini), January 17th 1814; also contains the following non-epistolary material: draft of decree by Napoleon/Beauharnais regarding finances for fortification of Venice, October 30th 1813; draft of decree by Napoleon/Beauharnais regarding consciption, undated but concerning 1813.

Contemporary folder-sheet bearing title "Minutes de lettres de Monseigneur le Prince Eugène au Duc de Lodi" [Melzi d'Eril]; this contains the following drafts of letters (none is signed unless otherwise stated but all are presumably from Beauharnais): to "Monsieur le Duc de Lodi," October 22nd, 28th, 1813, January 18th 1814, and 1 undated.

Contemporary folder-sheet bearing title "Minutes de lettres de S.A.I. Monseigneur le Prince Vice-Roi d'Italie au Duc d'Otrante" [Fouche]; this contains the following drafts of letters (none is signed unless otherwise stated but all are presumably from Beauharnais): to "Monsieur le Duc d'Otrante," August 5th, 7th, 11th, 12th, 13th, September 27th, 29th 1813, January 9th, 12th 1814. Contemporary folder-sheet bearing title "Minutes de lettres de S.A.I. Monseigneur le Prince Vice-Roi d'Italie au Ministre de la Guerre, Duc de Feltre" [Clarke]; this contains the following drafts of letters (none is signed unless otherwise stated but all are presumably from Beauharnais): to "Monsieur le Duc de Feltre," June 6th, 8th, July 29th, August 4th, 20th, September 29th, October 2nd, 7th, 14th, 16th (x 2), October 24th, 28th, November 5th, 15th, 18th, 20th, 22nd, 28th, 29th, December 4th, 8th, 10th, 19th, 20th, 24th, 26th 1813, February 26th, March 11th, 19th (or 9th, unclear), April 6th 1814, February 16th, May 24th, year unstated, 3 undated.

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Processing Information

This collection was processed by David Rollo, Barbara Volz and John Delaney in 1991. Finding aid written by David Rollo, Barbara Volz and John Delaney in 1991.

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Contemporary folder-sheet bearing title "Minutes de lettres de S.A.I. Monseigneur le Prince Vice-Roi d'Italie à des ministres du Royaume d'Italie et de l'Illyrie ou autres hauts fonctionnaires"; Eugène de Beauharnais Collection, C0645, Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

Location:
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Storage Note:
  • Firestone Library (mss): Box 26