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Camille Desmoulins manuscript fragment about the freedom of the press

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Description
A fragment from a longer manuscript, possibly from Le Vieux Cordelier, number seven; the two-page autograph manuscript concerns the freedom of the press. In the upper left corner is the number 13 and directly below is an autograph note in another hand dated 1865; the two pages are heavily corrected and lined through, though the text remains legible on both pages. The accompanying material, all in French, includes a catalogue description, a partial transcription, and further information about the sale of the manuscript.
Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date
approximately 1793.
Call number
mssHM 84413
Creator
Desmoulins, Camille (1760-1794)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
Gift of Gerald McEwen, May 2023. This manuscript was purchased by Hilary Mantel from Maison Charavay, Paris, France, catalogue 805, lot 43684, in May 1993. Mantel kept the manuscript and accompanying material with a copy of A Place of Greater Safety, her novel about the French Revolution in which she writes about the relationship between Camille Desmoulins, Maximilien Robespierre, and Georges Danton. This material was originally part of the Hilary Mantel papers, mssMN.
Restrictions
Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
Rights
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
Dimensions
19 cm + accompanying material
Associated people
Mantel, Hilary, (1952-2022,)
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