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Collection Overview
- Creator:
- Otto, Louis-Guillaume, comte de Mosloy (1754-1817)
- Collector:
- Princeton University. Library. Special Collections
- Title:
- Princeton University Library Collection of Louis-Guillaume Otto, comte de Mosloy Correspondence
- Repository:
- Manuscripts Division
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/w9505310d
- Dates:
- 1789-1799
- Size:
- 1 box, 0.2 linear feet
- Storage Note:
- Firestone Library (scahsvm): Box 1
- Language:
- English
Abstract
Consists of an open collection of correspondence of Germano-French diplomat Louis-Guillaume Otto, comte de Mosloy (1754-1817), who served as Chargé d'affaires ad interim in Philadelphia and New York from 1787 to 1792, including 19 letters dating from October 19, 1789 to October 10, 1791, to fellow French diplomat Eléonore-François-Elie, marquis de Moustier (1751-1817), with a 10-page letter with the title "Bulletin," dated January 18, 1790; and two letters from Otto's father-in-law J. Hector St. John de Crèvecoeur, from February 23, 1799, and August 27, 1799, recounting his journeys through upper Pennsylvania and the state of New York.
Collection Description & Creator Information
- Scope and Contents
Consists of an open collection of correspondence of Germano-French diplomat Louis-Guillaume Otto, comte de Mosloy (1754-1817), who served as Chargé d'affaires ad interim in Philadelphia and New York from 1787 to 1792.
There are 19 letters, dating from October 19, 1789 to October 10, 1791, from Louis-Guillaume Otto, comte de Mosloy, to fellow French diplomat Eléonore-François-Elie, marquis de Moustier (1751-1817), along with a 10-page letter with the title "Bulletin," dated January 18, 1790, which was likely intended for publication. Letters are written from New York and Philadelphia and describe contemporary American affairs and political leaders.
There are also two letters to Louis-Guillaume Otto from his father-in-law, J. Hector St. John de Crèvecoeur, from February 23, 1799 (Paris) and August 27, 1799 (Lesches, Seine-et-Marne), recounting St. John de Crèvecoeur's journeys through upper Pennsylvania and the state of New York.
- Arrangement
Arranged by accession.
- Collection Creator Biography:
Otto
Louis-Guillaume Otto, comte de Mosloy (1754-1817), was a Germano-French diplomat. He accompanied Anne-César, Chevalier de la Luzerne (1741–1791) to the United States in 1779 and was employed as minister plenipotentiary before succeeding de la Luzerne as Chargé d'affaires ad interim in May 1785. Living in Philadelphia and New York, Otto remained in the U.S. until 1792.
In March 1787, Otto married Elizabeth Livingston, daughter of Peter Van Brugh Livingston. After Elizabeth's death in December of that year, he married America Francès ("Fannie") de Crèvecoeur, daughter of J. Hector St. John de Crèvecoeur, in 1790.
Otto was the author of Considérations sur la conduite du gouvernement américain envers la France, depuis le commencement de la Révolution jusqu'en 1797, edited by Professor Gilbert Chinard (Princeton, Princeton University Press for Institut français de Washington, 1945).
Collection History
- Acquisition:
Louis-Guillaume Otto, comte de Mosloy Letters to Eléonore-François-Elie, marquis de Moustier: Purchase, 2015 (AM 2015-88).
J. Hector St. John de Crèvecoeur Letters to Louis-Guillaume Otto, comte de Mosloy: Purchase, 2016 (AM 2017-67).
- Appraisal
No materials were separated during 2015 or 2016 processing.
- Processing Information
This collection was processed by Faith Charlton in June 2015. Finding aid written by Faith Charlton in June 2015.
The 2016 addition was processed by Kelly Bolding in December 2016. Finding aid updated by Kelly Bolding in December 2016.
Access & Use
- Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
- Conditions Governing Use
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- Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
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- Credit this material:
Princeton University Library Collection of Louis-Guillaume Otto, comte de Mosloy Correspondence; Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/w9505310d
- Location:
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Firestone LibraryOne Washington RoadPrinceton, NJ 08544, USA
- Storage Note:
- Firestone Library (scahsvm): Box 1
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- Subject Terms:
- Diplomats -- France. -- 18th century -- Correspondence
- Genre Terms:
- Correspondence -- 18th century
- Names:
- Moustier, Eléonore-François-Elie, Marquis de (1751-1817)
Otto, Louis-Guillaume, comte de Mosloy (1754-1817)
St. John de Crèvecoeur, J. Hector (1735-1813) - Places:
- France -- Foreign relations -- United States -- Sources
United States -- Foreign relations -- France. -- Sources
United States -- Politics and government -- 1789-1815. -- Sources