New Harmony Manuscripts

Series: Series I  

1812-1871 90 folders

Scope Note: NEW HARMONY CORRESPONDENCE. 1812-1871. Correspondence relating to New Harmony, the New Harmony Community, and the activities of William MACLURE, Marie D. FRETAGEOT, Robert OWEN, and others connected with the community. Series I of the New Harmony Correspondence in the Workingmen's Institute, New Harmony, Indiana, comprises, in a single chronological series in 90 folders from 1812-1871, all the letters preserved in this collection, with the exception of these exchanged between William MACLURE and Marie D. FRETAGEOT (Which constitute Series IM, the Maclure-Fretageot Correspondence, separately arranged, catalogued, and microfilmed). This finding aid covers 63 folders of correspondence from 1812-1844. The bulk of the letters for this period come from the papers of William MACLURE and Marie FRETAGEOT, comprising letters addressed to them or written by them to other correspondents than each other. The 1814-1816 letters pertain to the Rappite community of Harmonie, at what is now New Harmony, Indiana. There are 136 letters for the year 1820-1825, practically all of which deal with the enterprises and personal affairs of William MACLURE or of Madam FRETAGEOT, prior to their joining in the New Harmony Community. Among the correspondents are Johann Heinrich PESTALOZZI, Charles Alexandre LESUEUR, William S. PHIQUEPAL, George W. ERVING, Eliza ROTCH, John SPEAKMAN, Reuben HAINES, and Philip M. PRICE. Scattered letters from other collections include papers of Frederick RAPP and letters addressed to Samuel DRANSFIELD. There are 25 letters for the years 1826-1828, many of which are similar to these for the earlier period. There are, however, several scattered letters from sources other than the Maclure-Fretageot papers, including correspondence of Mrs. Joseph SISTARE, W.G. TAYLOR, John SPEAKMAN and Frances WRIGHT. There are 101 letters of the years 1829 and 1830, when Maclure was a resident of Mexico and Madame FRETATEGOT of New Harmony. The bulk of the letters are from the papers of these two persons, and the correspondents (besides these already mentioned) include Joel R. POINSETT, Mary CARROLL, John BOWRING, Charles BIRKBECK, F.A. ISMAR, Oliver EVANS, William P. BENNETT, George R. ROBERTSON, Martha CHASE, and Victor NEEF. There are also scattered letters from other collections, including papers of William G. TAYLOR and Robert DALE OWEN. Four transcripts of letters and documents of 1825 are filmed in folder 15 for that year. Each letter has been catalogued in detail by, or under the direction of Prof. Arthur E. Bestor, Jr., with the assistance of Mr. Ian Charles C. Graham. The correspondence from 1831 to 1837 was cataloged by Josephine Elliott in 1972. This correspondence is in folders 26-47. While many of the letters are to or from William Maclure and M. Fretageot, there are many letters from the key individuals in the New Harmony Community including Robert OWEN, William OWEN, Charles Alexandre LESUEUR, Thomas and Lucy SAY, Frederick RAPP and Joseph NEEF, Achilles FRETAGEOT and others. The correspondence from 1838 to 1871 was cataloged by Sherry Graves in 2007. Many of the early letters are to William MACLURE in Mexico. Writing to Maclure on a regular basis was Dr. BURROUGHS the American consul in Vera Cruz. Most of his correspondence is about forwarding mail either to Maclure or to people in the U.S. Also writing regularly were Alexander MACLURE, John SPEAKMAN and William AMPHLETT. After William Maclure's death, we have increased correspondence to Alexander and Anna MACLURE. The 1838 to 1844 period includes letters from Robert Dale OWEN, Richard OWEN, Lucy SAY, Frances WRIGHT, and Josiah WARREN. Several letters deal with the Working Men's Institute in New Harmony and other working men's groups trying to form under Maclure's guidelines. A glimpse of New Harmony town life can be seen in the numerous letters to poastmaster and businessman N.G. NETTLETON and other residents. The letters from 1844-1871 contain many letters to and from Alexander MACLURE as problems increase with the handling of William Maclure’s estate. There are letters to and from the Owen family as they work to settle David Dale's estate. Dale was the grandfather of Robert Owen's children. There is a letter from Richard OWEN to John Beale while Owen is participating in the Mexican War. Letters to and from residents of New Harmony provide insight into town life. There are Civil War letters from the Alexander FRETAGEOT family and the James Penn BENNETT families and others. The series closes with a series of undated letters in folders 85-90.

Series I Subjects"

Maclure, William, 1763-1840

Fretageot, Marie Duclos, 1783-1833

Rapp, Frederick, 1775-1834

Pestalozzi, Johann Heinrich, 1746-1827

Erving, George William, 1769-1850

Lesueur, Charles Alexandre, 1778-1846

Rich, O. (Obadiah), 1777-1850

D'Aubigny, M.I., Baroness

d'Arusmont, Guillaume Sylvan Casimir Phiquepal (1779-1855)

Haines, Reuben, 1790-1853

Fretageot, Achilles Emery

Fretageot, Joseph

Duclos, Jean

Maclure, Alexander

Maclure, Anna

de Rodas, Rafael

Rotch, Eliza

Speakman, John

Owen, William, 1802-1842

Neef, Joseph, 1770-1854

Taylor, William G.

Carroll, Mary

Wright, Frances, 1795-1852

Poinsett, Joel Roberts, 1779-1851

Duclos, Marie

Ismar, Frédéric Auguste

Kellogg, Simon Wattles

Bennett, James

Bennett, William Penn

Ward, Allen

Owen, William, 1802-1842

Owen, Robert, 1771-1858

Owen, Robert Dale, 1801-1877

Beal, John

Say, Lucy Way Sistare, 1801-1886

Say, Thomas, 1787-1834

Amphlett, William

Burroughs, Marmaduke

Wilbank, John

Nettleton, N.G.

Warren, Josiah, 1798-1874

Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

NEW HARMONY CORRESPONDENCE 1812, 1814

Catalogued by A. E. Bestor, 21 Aug. 1951.

1812, Feb. 19 E. FINDLEY & SON, Baltimore, Feby. 19, 1812. To Frederick RAPP, Care of Messr. Sutter & McNickle Merchants, Pittsburg  4 p.

Scope Note: Business letter concerning kegs, whiskey, hams, shoulders, etc.

Not included in Bestor's series.

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1814 Feb. 28 Frederick RAPP, Harmonie  1 p.

Scope Note: Application for a license to work a boiler. To John Findley, Esq., Collector of the Revenue for the 22nd collection, District of Pennsylvania

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1814 Apr. 15 John STREET, Salem, Columbiana County, Ohio To Frederick RAPP,[Harmonie, Pa.]  2 p.

Scope Note: Wishes to purchase 4 or 5 Merino bucks and a ewe.

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I.1.1 1814 Oct 25 Fred[eric]k RAPP, Harmonie.   1 p.

Scope Note: MS notice that town lots and small farms in Harmonie will be offered for sale.

  Presented to Workingmen's Institute by Mrs. Pearl Clark of Economy, Pa., 29 Sept. 1924.

NEW HARMONY CORRESPONDENCE 1815

Catalogued by I. C. C. Graham, 15 May, 1951.

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1815 Sep. 23 CANNADA, James, [Harmonie, Ind. ?] To [John L.] BAKER  1 p. end.

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I.2.1 1815 Nov. 20 BEAN & BUTLER, Pittsburg. To Fred[eric]k RAPP, Harmony Gibson County, Indiana Territory.  2 pp.

  Gift of Mrs. Pearl Clark, June 1924.

NEW HARMONY CORRESPONDENCE 1816

Catalogued by I. C. C. Graham, 15 May, 1951.

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I.3.1 1816 July 2 John COX, [Harmonie]. To John BAKER, Harmony.  1 p.

NEW HARMONY CORRESPONDENCE 1820

Catalogued by I. C. C. Graham, 15 May, 1951.

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I.4.1 1820 July 22 [Johann Heinrich] PESTALOZZI, Yverdun, [Switzerland]. To Pablo BURRUESO, Calle de Santa Maria, Malaga, [Spain].  2 pp. In French.

Scope Note: Letter of introduction of William Maclure.

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I.4.2 1820 July 22 [Johann Heinrich] PESTALOZZI, Yverdun, [Switzerland]. to Guillaume STRACHAN, Malaga, [Spain].  2 pp. In French.

Scope Note: Letter of introduction to William Maclure.

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I.4.3 1820 July 22 [Johann Heinrich] PERSALOZZI, Yverdun, [Switzerland]. To Juan Sanchez CISUEROS, Président de la Societe royale de Valence, Espagne.  2 pp. In French.

Scope Note: Letter of Introduction to William Maclure.

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I.4.4 1820 Nov. 8 MALLET frères, Paris, [France]. To Walter & D. JOHNSTON, Bordeaux, and P[ier]re DAGUERRE & fils ainé, Bayonne.  1 p. In French.

Scope Note: Letter of credit for William Maclure. Endorsed showing payment of 1000 francs to him at Bayonne, 19 Dec. 1820.

NEW HARMONY CORRESPONDENCE January - June 1821

Catalogued by I. C. C. Graham, 17 May, 1951.

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I.5.1 1821 Jan. 5 Hannah FAWCETT, [care of] Lord Henry Paulett, West Hill Lodge, Tichfeild, Hants, [England]. To S. DRANSFIELD and wife, Oat Hill, Near Shawnee Town, English Settlement, Illinois, America.  4 pp.

Scope Note: The salutation reads "My Dear Brother and Sister."

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I.5.2 1821 Jan. 10 [G.W. ERVING],Paris, [France]. To William MACLURE, Madrid, [Spain].  3 pp.

I.5.3

(Removed to Folder 6)

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I.5.4 1821 Feb. 3 O. Rich, Valencia, [Spain]. To [William] MACLURE, [c/o U.S. Minister], Calle de Horraleza, Madrid.  2 pp.

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I.5.5 1821 Fe. 19 WISEMAN GOWER & C o, Madrid. To William Maclure, Madrid.  3 pp.

Scope Note: Financial statement.

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I.5.6 1821 Mar. 4 [Charles Alexandre] LESUEUR, Ph[iladelphi]a. To [William] MACLURE,[Madrid].  3 pp. In French.

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I.5.7 1821 Mar. 17 [Charles Alexandre] LESUEUR, Ph[iladelphi]a. To [William] MACLURE, [Madrid].  1 p. In French.

I.5.8

(Removed to Folder 8 -1822 )

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I.5.9 1821 Apr. 2 G.W. ERVING, [Paris]. To [William] MACLURE, Madrid.  3 pp.

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I.5.10 1821 May 26 [G.W. ERVING], Paris. To [William MACLURE], [Madrid]  4 pp.

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I.5.11 1821 June 8 O. Rich, Valencia, [Spain]. To [William] MACLURE, Madrid.  1 p.

NEW HARMONY CORRESPONDENCE July - October 1821

Catalogued by I. C. C. Graham, 21 May, 1951.

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I.6.1 1821 July 1 [G. W. ERVING], Paris. To [William] MACLURE, Madrid.  4 pp.

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I.6.2 1821 July 10 M. D'AUBIGNY, Benonville, [France]. To [Marie D.] FRETAGE[OT], Le Havre.  3 pp. In French.

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I.6.3 1821 July 13 [William S.] PHIQUEPAL, Paris. To [Marie D.] FRETAGEOT, Le Harve.  1 p. In French.

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I.6.4 1821 July 22 Rafael de RODAS, Mad[ri]d. To Pedro BARASOIN [?], Aranjuez, [Spain].  1 p. In Spanish.

Scope Note: Letter of introduction of William Maclure.

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I.6.5 1821 July 22 Rafael de RODAS, Mad[ri]d. To Manuel ALEAS, Colmenar el viejo.  2 pp. In Spanish.

Scope Note: Letter of introduction of William Maclure.

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I.6.6 1821 July 28 George W. ERVING, Paris. To [William] MACLURE, Madrid.  3 pp.

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I.6.7 1821 July 30 George W. ERVING, Paris. To William MACLURE, Madrid.  3 pp.

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I.6.8 1821 Sept. 5 G[eorge] W. E[RVING], Paris. To [William] MACLURE, Madrid.  3 pp.

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1.6.8½ 1821 Sept. 24, 25 Reuben HAINES, Germantown and Philadelphia, [Pennsylvania]. To M[arie] D. FRETAGEOT, at Mrs. Sistare's, N o 126 Mulberry Street, New York.  2 pp.

From Folder 5 - I.5.3

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I.6.9 1821 Oct. 8 [George W. ERVING], Paris. To William MACLURE, [Madrid].  4 pp.

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1821 Oct. 16 Eliza DE BACCQUE, care of Mr. Warren Ashley at Norfolk, [Virginia]. To [Marie D.] FRETAGEOT, care of Mr. Duane, Editeur of the aurore, Philadelphia.  4 pp.

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1821 Oct. 24 J. LEGUIERIE [?], Madrid. To [William] MACLURE, [Madrid].  3 pp. In French.

NEW HARMONY CORRESPONDENCE November - December 1821

Catalogued by I. C. C. Graham, 22 May, 1951.

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I.7.1 1821 Nov. 11 Juan Antonio BOURT [or BOUXT?], Fab ca de Azufre de Hellin, [Spain]. To Robelto MONTGOMERY,  2 pp. In Spanish.

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I.7.2 1821 Nov. 15 [Joseph] FRETAGEOT, L'hospice des enfan[t]s malades, Ru[e] de Sevres, Paris. To [Marie D.] FRETAGEOT, Philadelphia.  3 pp. In French.

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I.7.3 1821 Nov. 16 Charles HOLT, New York. To [Marie D.] FRETAGEOT, 240 Filbert Street, Philadelphia.  3 pp.

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I.7.4 [1821] [Nov. 21] G[eorge] W. ERVING, [Paris]. To [William] MACLURE, Madrid.  1 p.

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The beginning of the letter seems to be missing. The date has apparently been transcribed, in a later hand, from the missing portion.

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I.7.5 1821 Nov. 21 J. LEGUIERIE, Barcelona, [Spain]. To [William] MACLURE, [Madrid].  2 pp. In French.

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I.7.6 1821 Nov. 25 [George W. ERVING], Paris. To [William MACLURE], [Madrid].  4 pp.

The letter is endorsed, in Maclure's hand: "Answered 13 Decem. 1821"

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I.7.7 1821 Dec. 9 [Jean] DUCLOS, Boulevard d'enfer No. 4, Paris. to W[illiam] MACLURE, Madrid.  2 pp. In French.

Scope Note: Answered by Maclure, 20 Dec. 1821, according to endorsement.

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I.7.8 1821 Dec. 10 C[harles] A[lexandre] LESUEUR, Philadelphia. To W[illiam] MACLURE, Madrid.  4 pp. In French.

Scope Note: Answered by Maclure, 22 March 1822.

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1821 Dec. 12 D. Consta[ble ?], N ? Evansville. To John L Baker, Harmonie, [Indiana].  1 p.

NEW HARMONY CORRESPONDENCE January - March 1822

Catalogued by I. C. C. Graham, 22 May, 1951.

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I.8.1 1822 Jan. 4 A[lexander] MACLURE, Norfolk, [Virginia]. To William MACLURE, care of Mess rs Wiseman Gower & Co., Bankers, Madrid.  3 pp.

Scope Note: The salutation is "Dear Brother."

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I.8.2 1822 Jan. 13 [Monsieur] GÉNÉRAT, Lyon, [France], and [Jean] DUCLOS, Boulevard d'enfer N o 4, [Paris]. To [Marie D.] FRETAGEOT, Philadelphia.  3 pp. In French.

Scope Note: Générat says he is sending the letter under envelope to Duclos, who has added a postscript with his Paris address, but no date. Jan. 13 is the date put by Générat at the end of his part of the letter, written at Lyons. Générat and Duclos indicate in the letters that they are brother and brother-in-law of Madame Fretageot.

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I.8.3 1822 Jan. 18 G[eorge] W. ERVING, [Paris]. To William MACLURE, Madrid.  3 pp.

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I.8.4 1822 Jan. 18 F. LAUNE, Bayonne, [France]. To [William] MACLURE, Chez Wiseman Gower & Co., Madrid.  1 p. In French.

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I.8.5 1822 Jan. 19 J. LEGUIERIE, Barcelona, [Spain]. To [William] MACLURE, Madrid.  1 p. In French.

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I.8.6 1822 Feb. 21 C[harles] A[lexandre] LESUEUR, Philadelphia. To W[illia]m MACLURE, Madrid.  3 pp. In French.

Scope Note: Answered by Maclure, 7 May 1822.

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I.8.7 1822 Feb. 26 G[eorge] W. E[RVING], [Paris]. To [William] MACLURE, Madrid.  3 pp.

Scope Note: Answered 14 March 1822.

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I.8.8 1822 Mar. 5 George W. ERVING, Paris. To William MACLURE, Madrid.  1 p.

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I.8.9 1822 Mar. 25 [George W. ERVING], [Paris]. To [William] MACLURE, Madrid.  5 pp. (on two sheets).

Scope Note: Answered 8 April 1822.

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I.8.9½ 1822 Mar. 29 C[harles] A[lexandre] Lesueur, Philadelphia. To W[illiam] Maclure, Madrid.  2 pp. In French

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I.8.10 1822 Mar. 29 F. LAUNE, Bayonne, [France]. To [William MACLURE], [Madrid].  3 pp. In French.

The letter is addressed to Monsieur W m Gower, but is endorsed in Maclure's hand: "Answered 4 April 1822". It is obviously meant for Maclure. See I.8.4, above and I.8.11, below.

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I.8.11 1822 Mar. 30 F. LAUNE, Bayonne, [France]. To [William] MACLURE, chez William [sic] Gower & C?., Madrid.  2 pp. In French.

NEW HARMONY CORRESPONDENCE April - June 1822

Catalogued by I. C. C. Graham, 28 May, 1951.

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I.9.12 1822 Apr. 6 C[harles] A[lexandre] LESUEUR, Philadelphia. To W[illia]m MACLURE, Madrid.  1 p. In French.

Scope Note: Mentions "professeur [John] Griscom."

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I.9.13 [1822 ca. Apr.] [Charles Alexandre] LESUEUR, [Philadelphia]. To W[illia]m MACLURE, Madrid.   1 p. In French.

Endorsed by Maclure, "Answered 4 June 1822," the same date on which he answered the preceding letter.

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I.9.14 1822 Apr. 15 F. LAUNE, Bayonne, [France]. To W[illia]m MACLURE, Madrid.  2 pp. In French.

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I.9.15 1822 Apr. 20 [George W. ERVING], Paris. To [William] MACLURE, Madrid.  2 pp.

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I.9.16 1822 Apr. 30 [Monsieur] GÉNÉRAT, Lyon, [France]. To unnamed correspondent.  2 pp. In French.

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I.9.17 1822 May 8 Charles Alexandre LESUEUR], Philadelphia. To W[illia]m MACLURE, Madrid.  3 pp. In French.

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I.9.18 1822 May 18 Henry O'SHEA & Co., Valencia, [Spain]. To W[illia]m MACLURE, Madrid.  1 p.

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I.9.19 1822 May 24 M. D'AUBIGNY, Paris. To [Marie D.] FRETAGEOT, Philadelphia.  2 pp. In French.

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I.9.20 1822 May 28 Henry O'SHEA & Co., Valencia, [Spain]. To William MACLURE, Madrid  2 pp.

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I.9.21 1822 June 6 C[harles] A[lexandre] LESUEUR, [Philadelphia]. To W[illia]m MACLURE, Madrid.  1 p. In French.

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I.9.22 1822 June 6 [Charles Alexandre] LESUEUR, Philadelphia. To William MACLURE, Madrid.  3 pp. In French.

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I.9.23 1822 June 4 Rafael de RODAS, Aranjuez, [Spain]. To [William] MACLURE, Madrid.  1 p. In Spanish.

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I.9.24 1822 June 17 Fran[cis]co Xav[ie]r Lop[e]z de LERENA, Villarr ạ de Santiago, [Spain]. To W[illia]m MACLURE, Madrid.  1 p. In Spanish.

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I.9.25 1822 June 18 Henry O'SHEA & Co., Valencia, [Spain]. To W[illia]m MACLURE, Madrid.  3 pp.

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I.9.26 1822 June 21 Manuel BAZTERRICA, To [William] MACLURE, Madrid.  1 p. In Spanish.

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I.9.27 1822 June 24 Rafael de RODAS, Aranjuez, [Spain]. To [William] MACLURE, Madrid.  2 pp. In Spanish.

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I.9.28 1822 June 24 Fran[cis]co Xav[ie]r Lop[e]z de LERENA, Villarr ạ, [Spain]. To Rafael de RODAS, [Aranjuez, Spain].  2 pp. In Spanish.

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I.9.29 1822 June 27 [or 29?] Fran[cis]co Xavier Lop[e]z de LERENA, Villarr ạ, [Spain]. To Rafael de RODAS, [Aranjuez, Spain].  1 p. In Spanish.

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I.9.30 Fran[cis]co Xav[ie]r Lop[e]z de LERENA, Villarr ạ de Santiago, [Spain]. To [William] MACLURE, Madrid.  1 p. In Spanish.

NEW HARMONY CORRESPONDENCE July - December 1822

Catalogued by I. C. C. Graham, 29 May, 1951.

Revised by A.E. Bestor, 6 Sept., 1951.

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I.10.31 1822 July 1 B. R. JOUANIN, fils, Valenc[ia], [Spain]. To [William] MACLURE, Calle de Valverde N o 34, Madrid.  3 pp. In French.

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I.10.32 1822 July 2 Henry O'SHEA & C o, Valencia, [Spain]. To W[illia]m MACLURE, Madrid.  1 p.

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I.10.33 1822 July 7 R[afael] de RODAS, Aranjuez, [Spain]. To [William] MACLURE, Madrid.  1 p. In Spanish.

Scope Note: Receipt at end of letter signed "Cardenas y Comp ạ", and dated at Madrid, July 17, 1822.

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I.10. 34 1822 July 22 BAUCHETONT, [?], Portes, . To [William] MACLURE, Madrid.  1 p. In French.

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I.10.35 1822 July 30 Henry O'SHEA & Co., Valencia, [Spain]. To W[illia]m MACLURE, Madrid.  2 pp.

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I.10.36 1822 Aug. 9, and 10 [Monsieur] GUILLIER, avocat a la Cour royale de Paris, Rue de Nazareth N o 1 er, Paris; [Monsieur] VAILLANT [?], [Paris]; [Monsieur] GAUTHIER, agent de Surveillance, Paris; and [Monsieur] MALENIS [?], [Paris]. To [Marie D.] FRETAGEOT, [Philadelphia].  4 pp. In French.

Scope Note: Concerning proceedings of M. Duclos against M. Fretageot.

Transcription on microfilm.

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I.10.37 1822 Aug. 10 [Senor] FERREZ, Hugo [or Lugo ?], [Spain]. To Jacobo PAEGA.  2 pp. In Spanish.

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I.10.38 1822 Aug. 12 [Joseph] FRETAGEOT, Rue de Serves, Paris. To [Marie D.] FRETAGEOT, Philadelphia.  3 pp. In French.

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I.10.39 1822 Aug. 16 [Monsieur] AVILLEAUD, inspecteur du douane au havre, Le Harve. To M[arie] D. FRETAGEOT, Filbert Street N o 240, Philadelphia.  3 pp. In French.

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I.10.40 1822 Sept. 10 Henry O'SHEA & Co., Valencia, [Spain]. To William MACLURE, Madrid.  2 pp.

Scope Note: Receipt at end of letter signed by J[ua]n B[aptis]ta de Yrivarren and dated 16 Sep., 1822.

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I.10.41 1822 Sept. 21 J. LEGUIERIE, Madrid. To [William] MACLURE, [Madrid].  1 p. In French.

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I.10.42 1822 Sept. 24 W[illia]m MACLURE, Calle Valverde, [Madrid]. To unnamed correspondent.  2 pp.

Scope Note: Answer written in English at foot of letter.

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I.10.43 1822 Nov. 26 C M , [London]. To. [William] MACLURE, Madrid.  4 pp.

Scope Note: The letter deals extensively with economic and political affairs in England, and was clearly written from that country. It also discusses international questions. At the beginning the writer mentions a letter from Maclure, saying, "It contains the clearest account perhaps ever published of the Spanish debt; and it appears in the Cronicle [sic] of the 23d Inst." Requests for additional articles strongly suggest that the writer was on the editorial staff of this journal, the London Morning Chronicle (?), the editor of which, at this time, was John Black. The initials signed to the letter, C. M., would fit Charles Maclaren, at this time editor of the Edinburgh Scotsman.

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I.10.44 1822 Nov. 28 M. D'AUBIGNY, [Paris]. To [Marie D.] FRETAGEOT, Philadelphia.  3 pp. In French.

Scope Note: Mme. Fretageot's street address has been added on the fourth page by a writer who notes: "This was in a package of Stockings opened at the Public Store―which I shall forward as soon as they are passed through J.T." The month in the dateline is difficult to decipher, but the first paragraph of the letter makes it clear that it was written more than six weeks after Oct. 5, i.e. probably in November.

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I.10.45 1822 Dec. 31 [Unsigned], Alic[an]te, [Spain]. To [ ? ].  1 p. In Spanish.

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1822 Aug. 18 W[illia]m SMITH, P.M., Harmonie [Indiana] To Mr. Lindsley, Agent of Post office department, Vincennes.  2 pp.

Scope Note: Complaints about poor service (4 & 5 months for mail from Cincinnati), resulting in business losses.

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1822 Nov. 1 John Lemox [?], State of Tennessee Smith County To John Baker, [Harmonie] Posey County, Indiana.  3 p.

NEW HARMONY CORRESPONDENCE 1823

Catalogued by I. C. C. Graham, 29 May, 1951

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I.11.1 1823 Jan. 13 John and Mary FAWCETT, Cincinnati, [Ohio]. To [Samuel] DRANSFIELD and wife, English Settlement, Illonois [sic].  2 pp.

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I.11.2 1823 Mar. 12 [Joseph] FRETAGEOT, Rue de Sevres, Paris, and [Monsieur] GAUTHIER [?], agent de Surveillance de l'hopital [des enfants malades, Paris]. To [Marie D.] FRETAGEOT, [Philadelphia.  3 pp. In French.

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I.11.3 1823 Apr. 27 [Monsieur] GÉNÉRAT, à la fabrique d'indienne de la ferandiere, Commune de Villerbane près Lyon. To [Marie D.] FRETAGEOT, Philadelphia.  3 pp. In French.

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I.11.4 1823 May 23 Eliza ROTCH, New Bedford, Mass. To [Marie D.] FRETAGEOT, corner of Walnut and twelfth street, Philadelphia.  4 pp.

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I.11.5 1823 June 1 Fred[eric]k RAPP, Cincin[n]ati, [Ohio]. To W. YOUNG, N o 10 South 3 Street, Philadelphia.  1 p.

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I.11.6 1823 July 13 Eliza ROTCH, New Bedford, Mass. To [Marie D.] FRETAGEOT, Walnut Street (corner of Twelfth), Philadelphia.  4 pp.

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I.11.7 1823 Aug. 5 M M POST, New York. To M[arie] D FRETAGEOT, Philadelphia.  2 pp.

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I.11.8 1823 Sept. 12 [George W. ERVING], Paris. To William MACLURE, Alicante, [Spain].  3 pp.

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I.11.9 1823 Aug. 23 H. POST, Jr.,N[ew] York. To M[arie D.] FRETAGEOT, Philadelphia.  1 p.

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I.11.10 1823 Sept. 27 [Joseph] FRETAGEOT, Rue de Sevres, Paris. To [Marie D.] FRETAGEOT, [Philadelphia].  3 pp. In French.

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I.11.11 1823 Oct. [?] 4 PRIENED [?] hijos, Cartagena [Spain]. To W[illia]m MACLURE, Allicante [Spain].  1 p. In Spanish.

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I.11.12 1823 Nov. 8 [Joseph FRETAGEOT], Rue de Sevres, Paris. To [Marie D.] FRETAGEOT, Philadelphia.  3 pp. In French.

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I.11.13 [ca. 1823] [Jean] DUCLOS, Lyon [France]. To [Marie D. FRETAGEOT, Philadelphia].  4 pp. In French.

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I.11.14 [ca. 1823 John SPEAKMAN, [Philadelphia ?]. To T[homas] SAY, [Philadelphia].  4 pp.

NEW HARMONY CORRESPONDENCE January - April 1824

Catalogued by I. C. C. Graham, 9 Nov., 1951

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I.12.1 1824 Jan. 6 G[eorge] W E[RVING]. To William MACLURE, [Madrid].  3 pp.

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I.12.2 1824 Jan. 10 [Joseph] FRETAGEOT, Rue de Sèvres, Paris. To [Marie D.] FRETAGEOT, Philadelphia.  3 pp. In French.

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I.12.3 1824 Feb. 12 G[eorge] W. ERVING. Paris To William MACLURE, [Madrid].  3 pp.

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I.12.4 1824 Feb. 16 Eliza ROTCH, New Bedford, [Mass.]. To [Marie D.] FRETAGEOT, Walnut street & 12th, Philadelphia.  4 pp.

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I.12.5 1824 Feb. 18 G[uillau]me PHIQUEPAL, Paris. To [Jean] DUCLOS, Lyon, [France].  1 p. In French.

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I.12.6 1824 Mar. 7 George W. ERVING, Paris. To William MACLURE, Madrid.  3 pp.

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I.12.7 1824 Mar. 14 and 25 [Monsieur] AVILLEAUD, [Inspector of Customs], Le Harve. To [Marie D.] FRETAGEOT, Filbert Street N o 240, Philadelphia.  3 pp. In French.

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I.12.8 1824 Mar. 29 Eliza ROTCH, New Bedford, [Mass.]. To [Marie D.] FRETAGEOT, Walnut Street near 12th, Philadelphia,  4 pp.

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I.12.9 1824 Apr. 6 & May 8 and 10 M. D'AUBIGNY, [Paris]. To Marie [D. FRETAGEOT], [Philadelphia].  6 pp. In French.

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I.12.10 1824 Apr. 9 V. de WEGUEURS [?], Madrid. [William] MACLURE, Calle del Lobo [?] N o 15, Alicante, [Spain].  1 p. In French.

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I.12.11 1824 Apr. 30 G[uillau]me PHIQUEPAL, Paris. To [Jean] DUCLOS, Lyon, [France].  1 p. In French.

NEW HARMONY CORRESPONDENCE May - December 1824

Catalogued by I. C. C. Graham, 4 June, 1951

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1824 May 1 William MACLURE, Alicant. To John BOWLING, London.  2 pp.Xerox.

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I.13.12 1824 May 5 [Unsigned], Paris. To Marie [D. FRETAGEOT], [Philadelphia].  4 pp. In French.

Scope Note: Incomplete-possibly Laure Malterre, Mme. d'Aubigny's daughter. The end of the letter and the signature are missing. Internal evidence shows the writer to be the mother of a six year old son.

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I.13.13 1824 June 3 [Joseph] FRETAGEOT, [Rue de Sevres], Paris. To [Marie D.] FRETAGEOT, Philadelphia.  3 pp. In French.

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I.13.14 1824 July 14 O. Rich, London. To William MACLURE, Care of Miss Ann Maclure, N o 140 Princes Street, Edinburgh.  2 pp.

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I.13.15 1824 Aug. 25 Eliza ROTCH, New Bedford, [Mass.]. To [Marie D.] FRETAGEOT, Walnut street, [Philadelphia].  2 pp.

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I.13.16 1824 Sep. 7 [Dr. William] PRICE, Liverpool. To [Marie D.] FRETAGEOT, Walnut above 12th Street, Philadelphia.  3 pp. In French.

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I.13.17 1824 Sep. 20 Adam LEE, New York. To Mary LEE, Mrs. Fretageot's School, [Philadelphia].  4 pp.

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I.13.18 1824 Oct. 4 Eliza ROTCH, New Bedford, [Mass.]. To [Marie D.] FRETAGEOT, [Philadelphia].  4 pp.

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I.13.19 1824 Oct. 5 Eliza ROTCH, New Bedford, [Mass.]. To [Marie D.] FRETAGEOT, Walnut street, [Philadelphia].  4 pp. In French.

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I.13.20 1824 Oct. 16 [Joseph] FRETAGEOT, [Rue de Sèvres], Paris. To [Marie D. FRETAGEOT], [Philadelphia].  4 pp. In French.

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I.13.21 1824 Oct. 22 M[arie] D. FRETAGEOT, [Philadelphia]. To [William] PHIQUEPAL, Rue des Brodeurs N o 20, Paris.  3 pp. In French.

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I.13.22 1824 [After Nov. 13] [Monsieur] GAUTHIER [?], Agent de Surveillance de l'hopital des enfants malades, [Rue de Sevres, Paris]. To [Marie D. FRETAGEOT[, [Philadelphia].  2 pp. In French

Scope Note: Contains copies of three letters from M. Chantillin to M. Fretageot, dated 5 July, 3 Sep., and 13 Nov. 1824. The letter of transmittal (at end) is undated.

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I.13.23 1824 Dec. 11 [Joseph] FRETAGEOT, Rue de Sevres, Paris. To [Marie] [D.] FRETAGEOT, Philadelphia.  3 pp. In French.

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I.13.24 1824 Dec. 23 [Jean] DUCLOS, Lyon, [France]. To [Marie D.] FRETAGEOT, Philadelphia.  3 pp. In French.

NEW HARMONY CORRESPONDENCE 1825

Catalogued by I. C. C. Graham, 7 Nov., 1951

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I.14.1 1825 Jan. 2 C[harles] A[lexendre] LESUEUR, Philadelphia. To W[illia]m MACLURE. Rue des Brodeurs, Paris.  3 pp. In French.

Scope Note: Misdated 1824 at beginning. The postmark and endorsement read 1825.

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I.14.2 1825 Jan. 12 [Monsieur] JUNOD, Place de Palais de Justice N o 4, Paris. To [William] MACLURE, Rue des Brodeurs, N o 20, Paris.  3 pp. In French.

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I.14.3 1825 Jan. 17 [Monsieur] GÉNÉRAT, Rue de Seze Maison Fuchet N o 159, aux Broteaux de Lyon, [France]. To [Marie D.] FRETAGEOT, Philadelphia.  4 pp. In French.

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I.14.4 1825 Jan. 27 W[illia]m S. PHIQUEPAL, Philadelphia. To W[illia]m MACLURE, Rue des Brodeurs, Paris.  3 pp.

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I.14.5 1825 Feb. 10 W[illia]m M[ACLURE], Rue des Brodeurs, N o 20, Paris. To Madam D'AUBIGNY, Rue des Jeuneures N o 11, Paris.  2 pp. In French.

Scope Note: The MS, somewhat damaged, begins with a passage in which Maclure discusses his religious views. Then follows his draft of a letter to Madam D'Aubigny, and then a corrected version of this in better French, in another hand. The letter is addressed, in the salutation, to Madam D'Aubigny, but, in the outside address, to Mr. Hill, Hazelwood School, Nr. Birmingham.

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I.14.6 1825 Apr. 4 J. [Joseph] SCHMIDT, Neuhof, par Wildegg, C[an]ton d'Argovie, [Aargau], [Switzerland]. To W[illia]m MACLURE, N o 20 Rue des Brodeurs, Faubourg St. Germain, Paris.  2 pp. In French.

Scope Note: Reference to Pestalozzi.

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I.14.7 1825 Apr. 18 [Jean] DUCLOS, Lyon, [France]. To [William] MACLURE, Rue des Brodeurs N o 20, Faubourg St. Germain, Paris.  2 pp. In French.

Scope Note: The draft of a reply, also in French, presumably by Maclure, though not in his hand, is written on the reverse.

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I.14.8 1825 Apr. 30 V[icto]r GUILTANS [?], Philadelphia. To [Marie D.] FRETAGEOT, Murray's Place, Ridge Road, [Philadelphia].  2 pp. In French.

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I.14.9 1825 Apr. 30 [Jean] DUCLOS, Lyon, [France. To [William] MACLURE, Rue des Brodeurs No. 20, Faubourg St. Germain, Paris.  3 pp. In French.

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I.14.10 1825 May 10 [Jean] DUCLOS, Lyon, [France]. To [William] MACLURE, Rue des Brodeurs N o 20, Faubourg St. Germain, Paris.  1 p. In French.

Scope Note: Sends his sons, Pierre and Victor, to America in Maclure's care.

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I.14.11 1825 May 10 [Jean] DUCLOS, Lyon, [France]. To [William] MACLURE, Rue des Brodeurs N o 20, Faubourg St. Germain, Paris.  1 p. In French.

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I.14.12 1825 May 24 Fursi LAISNÉ de Meulan, Paris. To [William] MACLURE, Rue des Brodeurs N o 20, Paris.  2 pp. In French.

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I.14.13 1825 [?] May 24 [Monsieur] DUCHÊNE, Paris. To [Marie D.] FRETAGEOT Philadelphia.  2 pp. In French.

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I.14.14 1825 May 25 Louis FERAI [?], Le Harve. To W[illia]m MACLURE, Paris.  2 pp. In French.

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I.14.15 1825 July 26 M[arie] D. FRETAGEOT, [Philadelphia]. To [Jean ?] DUCLOS, [Lyon ?].  2 pp. In French.

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I.14.16 1825 July 30 [Monsieur] DUCHÊNE, Paris. To [Marie D.] FRETAGEOT, New Harmony, Illinois [sic],  2 pp. In French.

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I.14.17 1825 Oct. 29 M[arie] D. FRETAGEOT, [Philadelphia]. To Achille [FRETAGEOT].  3 pp. In French.

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I.14.18 1825 Oct. 29 M[arie] D. FRETAGEOT, [Philadelphia]. To Achille [FRETAGEOT].  2 pp. In French.

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I.14.19 1825 Dec. 2 [Jean] DUCLOS, Lyon, [France]. To [Marie D.] FRETAGEOT, Philadelphia.  3 pp. In French.

NEW HARMONY CORRESPONDENCE

Scope Note: Typed transcripts of two letters to the Robert Owen papers, Manchester, England, and a photostat of newspaper reproductions of same. Letters bound to paper cover inscribed: "Presented by Frank Podmore [etc.]", together with a "Notice to Farmers, Tradesmen and Others", and Robert Owen's application for naturalization papers, both transcripts.

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1825 Feb. 7 William OWEN, Vincennes State of Indiana. To [Robert OWEN].  3 pp.

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1825 Dec. 16 William OWEN, New Harmony. To [Robert OWEN].  4 pp.

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Notice to Farmers, Tradesmen and Others. Dated at Harmony.  

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1825 May. 9 State of Illinois, Crawford County, copy of record of Robert OWEN's solemn declaration of his intention of becoming a citizen of the United States of America, in the presence of James O[tis] WATTLES, attested by Edward H. PIPER (Clerk).  

NEW HARMONY CORRESPONDENCE 1826 

Catalogued by J.W. Weaver, 22Aug., 1951

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I.16.1 1826 Feb. 20 & 21 Ella DU PONT, Louivers, and V[ictor?] DU PONT Brandywine. To [Marie D.] FRETAGEOT, New Harmony, Indiana.  4 pp. In French.

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I.16.2 1826 Mar. 29 L. GRATZ, [Philadelphia]. To [Marie D.] FRETAGEOT, care of Mr. Rob[er]t Owen, New Harmony, Indiana.  2 pp.

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I.16.3 1826 May 22 Elizabeth WILLIG, Philadelphia. To Achille FRETAGEOT, New Harmony, Indiana.  2 pp.

Scope Note: The letter was forwarded by Mme. Fretageot who added a note in French, dated July 7, 1826, on the reverse of the sheet. The note indicates that Achille was with Maclure at Yellow Springs, Ohio.

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I.16.4 1826 Jul. 26 [Monsieur] DUCHÊNE, and [Joseph] FRETAGEOT, Paris To [Marie D.] FRETAGEOT, New Harmony, Indiana.  3 pp. In French.

Scope Note: Addressed to Philadelphia and forwarded to New Harmony.

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I.16.5 1826 Aug. 19 [Mrs. Joseph SISTARE ?], New York. To Frances and Sarah [SISTARE ?], [New Harmony, Indiana].  2 pp.

Scope Note: This is the letter of a mother to two daughters who are in Mme. Fretageot's school at New Harmony. She mentions a letter from Lucy, [Lucy Way Sistare] apparently another daughter. Mrs. Joseph Sistare of New York sent her three daughters, including Lucy (the future Mrs. Thomas Say) to New Harmony, and is probably the writer of this letter.

NEW HARMONY CORRESPONDENCE 1827

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I.17.1 1827 May 23 W.G. TAYLOR, [New Harmony]. To Joseph FAUNTLEROY.  3 pp.

Scope Note: Discussion of business affairs at New Harmony.

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I.17.2 1827 July 27 [Joseph] FRETAGEOT, Paris. To [Marie D.] FRETAGEOT, [New] Harmony, [Indiana].  5 pp. In French.

Scope Note: Two pages, on a separate leaf, are a copy of a letter to Mr. Fretageot from Mr. Chantillon, dated 7 July, 1827.

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1827 Sept. 26 John SPEAKMAN, New Harmony. To TAYLOR FAUNTLEROY & Co., New Harmony.  2 pp.

Scope Note: Proposal for dissolving the firm of Speakman, Taylor & Co.

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I.17.4 1827 Oct. 10 [Jean] DUCLOS, Lyon, [France]. To [Marie D.] FRETAGEOT, New Harmony.  1 p. In French.

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I.17.5 1827 Oct. 27 W.G. TAYLOR, New Harmony. To Joseph FAUNTLEROY.  4 pp.

Scope Note: Discussion of business affairs at New Harmony. "Caution is necessary in all things which relate to R. Owen." Marked "Confidential."

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I.17.6 1827 Nov. 11 [Monsieur] GUILLIN [?]. Lyon, [France]. To [Marie D.] FRETAGEOT, care of Mr. Robertson, Philadelphia.  2 pp. In French.

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I.17.7 1827 Dec. 29 [Joseph] FRETAGEOT, Paris. To [Marie D. FRETAGEOT].  2 pp. In French.

Scope Note: There is a brief note by Monsieur Duchêne at the end.

NEW HARMONY CORRESPONDENCE 1828

Catalogued by I. C. C. Graham, 8 Nov., 1951

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1828 Jan. 3 M[ary] CARROLL, New Orleans. To [Marie D.] FRETAGEOT, New Harmony, Indiana.  3 pp.

Scope Note: Writer has been able to secure only ten subscribers for [Michaux's] Sylvia. Successful efforts to prevent the circulation of the Disseminator have been made in New Orleans. Refers to orphan boys [whom Maclure and Mme. Fretageot wished to bring to New Harmony school.]

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I.18.2 1828 Aug. 1 [Joseph] FRETAGEOT, Paris. To [Marie D.] FRETAGEOT, [New Harmony].  3 pp. In French.

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I.18.3 1828 Aug. 15 W[illia]m M[ACLURE], N[ew] Harmony. To [Richard] RUSH, Secretary to the Treasury, [Washington].  2 pp.

Scope Note: A request for a refund of duties paid on books and educational supplies imported through the Port of New York. The address on the reverse side, "Mr. W m Maclure New Harmony Ind a", indicates that the letter was returned, possibly with some answer, which is missing.

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I.18.4 1828 Sep. 3 M[ary] CARROLL, New Orleans. To W[illia]m MACLURE New Harmony.  4 pp.

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I.18.5 1828 Oct. 1 George W. ERVING, Paris. To William MACLURE,  4 pp.

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I.18.6 1828 Nov. Robert CARR, [ ? ]. To William MACLURE, Arch Street, Philad[elphi]a.  1 p.

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I.18.7 1828 Nov. 1[?] James RONALDSON, Cedar by 10 th St, [Philadelphia]. To W[illia]m MACLURE, Mulberry St, [Philadelphia].  2 pp.

Scope Note: Discusses arrangements for a visit to "Mr. Carrs Bartrams Gardens."

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I.18.8 [1828 Nov.] Frances WRIGHT. Instructions to William MACLURE [sic].  1 p.

Scope Note: Instructions regarding mortgage on "the brewery estate." Some faint penciled notes have been written on the reverse. The date is from Maclure's endorsement.

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1828 Nov. 11 John M. KEAGY, Woodside Institute, [Philadelphia]. To W[illia]m MACLURE, Philadelphia.  3 pp.

Scope Note: Thanks Maclure for engravings and minerals, which he considers "an indication that you approve of our mode of proceeding in the instruction of youth." Outlines plan of instruction. Regrets they had no further opportunity for discussing education. Endorsement reads: "Answered from New York by Reuben Hains the 1 st Decemr 1828 giving the reasons for not teaching latin or Greek to children as well as everything else they do not understand the utility of &c &c &c."

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I.18.10 1828 Nov. 28 [John BOWRING], London. To William MACLURE, Mexico.  2 pp.

Scope Note: Has had Maclure's letters of August 15 and October 28 printed in the Morning Herald and would be glad to have further letters on the subject of Mexico.

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I.18.11 1828 Dec. 2 P[ierre] L[azare] DUCLOS, New Orleans. To A[chille] FRETAGEOT, New Harmony.  3 pp.

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I.18.12 1828 Dec. 8 G[eorge] W. ERVING, Paris. To William MACLURE, care of Messrs. Lockart & Arnott, New Orleans.  3 pp.

Scope Note: Answered from Mexico, 1 May 1829, according to Maclure's endorsement.

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I.18.13 [ca. 1828] [William MACLURE].  2 pp.

Scope Note: Unsigned draft in Maclure's hand of document appointing George W. Erving and Marie Duclos Fretageot his trustees and executors.

NEW HARMONY CORRESPONDENCE January -March 1829

Catalogued by I. C. C. Graham, 8 Nov., 1951

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I.19.1 [ca. 1829] William G. TAYLOR, [New Harmony, Indiana]. To an unnamed correspondent.  6 pp.

Scope Note: As requested, Taylor sets forth his "future course of policy as it relates to the business of our concern."

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I.19.2 1829 Jan. 3 Frederic MONTGOMERY, Vera Cruz, [Mexico]. To William MACLURE, Jalapa, [Mexico].  3 pp.

Scope Note: Discussion of the political situation in Mexico.

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I.19.3 1829 Jan. 23 J[oel] R. POINSETT, Mexico [City]. To [William MACLURE].  1 p.

Scope Note: Replies to enquiry about foreigners holding houses. Endorsement reads: "Answered by M. Raldhiemer [?] the 30 January 1829.

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I.19.4 829 Jan. 31 J[oel] R. POINSETT, Mexico [City]. To [William] MACLURE, Jalapa, [Mexico].  2 pp.

Scope Note: Asks Maclure to enquire into the condition of "Stanley the black man", who ran away to Jalapa and became ill there.

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I.19.5 1829 Feb. 7 James McCARTNEY, Mexico [City]. To [William] MACLURE, Jalapa, [Mexico].  2 pp.

Scope Note: McCartney is a distant relative of Maclure. He offers his hospitality should Maclure visit Mexico City.

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I.19.6 1829 Feb. 13 John M. CAMPBELL, of Taylor, Fauntleroy & Co., New Harmony. To Joseph FAUNTLEROY, Philadelphia.  2 pp.

Scope Note: Discusses business transactions.

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I.19.7 1829 Feb. 19 J[ean] DUCLOS and [Joseph] FRETAGEOT, Paris. To [Marie D.] FRETAGEOT, New Harmony.  2 pp. In French.

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I.19.8 1829 Feb. 25 Frederic MONTGOMERY, Vera Cruz, [Mexico]. To William MACLURE, Jalapa, Mexico.  3 pp.

Scope Note: Discusses business and politics. The sloop of war "Fairy" is waiting to take Mr. Owen to New Orleans.

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I.19.9 1829 Feb. 29 M[ary] CARROLL, New Orleans. To William MACLURE. care of the Hon bl M r Poinset, Mexico [City].  2 pp.

Scope Note: Has sent small box for Maclure to Vera Cruz, and will send another upon receiving notice of his safe arrival. Miss Carroll has not been very successful in obtaining subscribers for the Sylva. She is winding up her business. She could not obtain boys from the asylum. The endorsement reads: "Answered 28 March 1828", but Maclure has docketed the letter 29 February 1829, which is the date its writer uses.

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I.19.10 1829 Mar. 3 Ja[me]s OGILVIE & Co., New Orleans. To W[illia]m MACLURE, [Mexico].  1 p.

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I.19.11 1829 Mar. 4 John BOWRING, London. To William MACLURE, Mexico.  2 pp.

Scope Note: Maclure's letter of 21 Dec. from Vera Cruz has been received and printed. Will welcome further communications. Endorsement reads: "Answered 11 August 1830 per Miss Carrol [sic] New Orleans."

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1829 Mar. 6 William G. TAYLOR, New Harmony. To Joseph FAUNTLEROY, Philadelphia.  2 pp.

Scope Note: Discusses business.

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I.19.13 1829 Mar. 13 Charles BIRKBECK, Morelia [Mexico]. To W[illia]m MACLURE, [Jalapa ?], Mexico.  3 pp.

Scope Note: Enquires about friends in New Harmony and Illinois, and tells of his own experiences since arriving in Mexico.

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I.19.14 1829 Mar. 28 W[illia]m M[ACLURE], Mexico. To Le Count [sic] LASTERIR, Paris.  2 pp.

Scope Note: Tells of his school at New Harmony.

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NEW HARMONY CORRESPONDENCE April - October 1829

Catalogued by I. C. C. Graham, 9 Nov., 1951

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I.20.1 1829 May 24 George ROBERTSON, 20 Calle del Arquillo, [Jalapa ?, Mexico]. To W[illia]. MACLURE,18 Calle Cabena, [Jalapa ? Mexico].  2 pp.

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I.20.3 1829 [ca. May] M[ary] CARROLL, [New Orleans]. To William MACLURE, Care of Hon ble Mr Poinsett, Mexico.  4 pp.

Scope Note: Letter is not dated, but internal evidence shows that it was written some time after Mar. 28, and Maclure's endorsement reads: "Answered 18 July 1829."

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I.20.4 1829 June 1 George W. ERVING, Boston [Massachusetts]. To William MACLURE, care of His Excellency J. R. Poinsett Minister United States at Mexico.  3 pp.

Scope Note: "Answered 19 September to Washington car[e] of Colo Bomfort [?] 1829."

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I.20.5 1829 June 12 Pierre [Lazars] DUCLOS, Victor [Constantin] DUCLOS, and M[arie] D. FRETAGEOT, New Harmony. To. [Jean] DUCLOS, Lyon [France].  2 pp. In French.

Scope Note: Pierre Duclos apparently wrote the first letter, although his brother's name also appears in the signature. Mme. Fretageot's letter begins at the bottom of p. 1.

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I.20.6 1829 July 18 Ja[me]s OGILVIE & Co., New Orleans. To W[illia]m MACLURE, [care of] Hon J. R. Poinsett, Mexico.  1 p.

Scope Note: Forwards two letters and requests payment of $100 to cover balance.

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I.20.7 1829 July 25 W[illia]m G. TAYLOR, (per L. G. Taylor), Amos CLARK, L. G. TAYLOR, and H. B. TAYLOR, New Harmony. To Joseph BUTLER and Robert H. FAUNTLEROY, New Harmony.  2 pp.

Scope Note: Discusses plan to set value on some goods in dispute.

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I.20.8 1829 Aug. 6 [Monsieur] DUCHÊNE, Paris. To [Marie D. FRETAGEOT], New Harmony.  1 p. In French.

Scope Note: Letter addressed on reverse to "William Maclure New Harmony Indiana", but the salutation reads: "Madame" and the letter was apparently written to Mme. Fretageot.

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I.20.9 1829 Aug. 10 [Madame] DUCLOS, [Lyon, France]. To [Marie D.] FRETAGEOT, New Harmony.  2 pp. In French.

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I.20.10 1829 Aug. 10 [Jean] DUCLOS, Lyon [France]. To [Marie D.] FRETAGEOT, New Harmony, Indiana.  3 pp. In French.

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I.20.11 1829 Oct. 12 A[ndrew] B. SPENCE, Philadelphia. To William MACLURE, care of Messrs. Stone cullen & Co., Vera Cruz, [Mexico].  3 pp.

Scope Note: Headed "duplicate". Discusses business. "Answered 22 Decem r 1829 & 13 January 1830."

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I.20.11 1829 Oct. 23 Charles BIRKBECK, Cuastula Amilpac, [Mexico]. W[illia]m MACLURE, [jalapa], Mexico.  3 pp.

I.21.1 NEW HARMONY CORRESPONDENCE November -December 1829

Catalogued by I. C. C. Graham, 9 Nov., 1951

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1829 Nov. 2 M[ary] CARROLL, New Orleans. To[Marie D.] FRETAGEOT, New Harmony.  3 pp.

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I.21.2 1829 Nov. 7 M[ary] CARROLL, New Orleans. To William MACLURE, Calle Cadana, N o 18, Mexico [City].  4 pp.

Scope Note: "Answered 23 January 1830 fr[om] Tampico."

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I.21.3 1829 [Dec.] 15 [F. A.] ISMAR, New Orleans. To William MACLURE, Calle Cadena No. 18, Mexico [City].  4 pp.

Catalogue entry revised and corrected by Arthur E. Bestor., Jr.,17 Dec. 1951, too late to be included on the microfilm.

Scope Note: The date is clearly written "Nouvelle Orleans 15 Novembre 1829." and the month is repeated in a sentence which reads: "Je suis parti avec le Correo le 3 Novembre et arrive ici le 14 soir." Despite these statements, the letter must have been written in December, for reasons given below. The facts that Maclure docketed the letter 15 November 1829, and mentions having received a letter from Ismar of this date from New Orleans ( see I.M.23.2½) do not corroborate the date given in Ismar's dateline, for these references are obviously based on that dateline. This letter was obviously written by Ismar on his way from Mexico to New Harmony. He refers to experiences in Tampico en route, and he speaks of New Harmony in the future tense. Now he left Maclure in Mexico City on 13 Nov. 1829 ( see IM.22.10), he wrote him from Real del Monte, just outside Mexico City on 16 Nov. 1829 ( I.21.4), and from Tampico on 27 Nov. 1829 ( I.21.6). He had reached New Harmony by 6 Jan. 1830, according to a letter of that date from Mme. Fretageot ( IM.23.1), and he himself wrote Maclure from there on 16 Jan. 1830 ( I.22.4). There is no possible conclusion other than that he was in New Orleans in December not November. Moreover some of the conversations reported in this letter were reported by Ismar to Mme. Fretageot and embodied in her letter of 6 Jan. 1830, already cited ( IM23.1).

The present letter is endorsed by Maclure: "Answered 23s Januy 1830 fr[om] Tampico" ― a consistent date had the original been mailed in December.

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I.21.4 1829 Nov. 16 F. A. ISHMAR, Real del Monte. To William MACLURE, Calle Cadena N o 18, Mexico [City].  1 p. In French.

Scope Note: Penciled note under address reads: "Received late at night 28 th Nov r."

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I.21.5 1829 Nov. 26 Oliver EVANS, New Harmony. To William MACLURE, [Mexico].  4 pp.

Scope Note: Evans wishes to surrender the property purchased from Maclure.

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I.21.6 1829 Nov. 27 [F.A.] ISHMAR, Tampico de Tamaulipas, [Mexico]. To William MACLURE, Calle Cadena N o 18, Mexico [City].  3 pp. In French.

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I.21.7 1829 Dec. 25 G[eorge] W. ERVING, Washington, [D.C.]. To William MACLURE, Care of Mr. Poinsett American Minister, Mexico.  5 pp.(On two sheets).

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I.21.8 1829 Dec. 26 [Jean] DUCLOS, Lyon, [France]. To [Marie D.] FRETAGEOT, New Harmony.  3 pp. In French.

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I.21.9 1829 Dec. 30 James RICHARDSON, New Orleans. To William MACLURE City of Mexico.  3 pp.

Scope Note: "Answered 10 th April 1830."

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I.21.10 1829 J[oel] R. POINSETT, [Mexico]. To [William] MCCLURE [sic, i.e., MACLURE], [Mexico].  1 p.

Scope Note: Docketed in Maclure's hand "J. R. Poinsett, Mexico in 1829."

NEW HARMONY CORRESPONDENCE January - February 1830

Catalogued by I. C. C. Graham, 9 Nov., 1951

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I.22.1 [1830] Jan. 3 Frances WRIGHT, New Orleans. To William MACLURE Mexico.  4 pp.

Misdated by the writer 1829. Endorsed by Maclure, "Answered 10 April 1830." The letter year is correct (see W. R. Waterman, Frances Wright, p. 131]. Docketed by Maclure, "Dr. Richardson, 3 January 1830." There is no other indication that any part of the letter was written by James Richardson, who had, however, written Maclure from New Orleans a few days earlier ( see I.21.9, above).

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I.22.2 1830 Jan. 3 [Joseph] FRETAGEOT, [France]. To [Marie D.] FRETAGEOT, New Harmony.  4 pp. In French.

Scope Note: Postmarked 5 janv. 1830.

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I.22.3 1830 Jan. 6 George ROBERTSON, Tacubaya, [Mexico]. To [William] MACLURE, 18 Calle Cadena,[Mexico City].  1 p.

Scope Note: Introduces Phillip Jones.

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I.22.4 1830 Jan. 16 [F. A.] ISMAR, New Harmony. To [William] MACLURE, Calle Cadena N o 18, Mexico [City].  4 pp. In French.

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I.22.5 [1830 ca. Jan. 16] [Monsieur] DUCHÊNE, [France]. To [Marie D. FRETAGEOT],New Harmony.  4 pp. In French.

Scope Note: The letter is addressed to "Monsieur Willams [sic] Maclure", but the salutation reads "Madame" and the letter is obviously to Mme. Fretageot. A postscript asks her to give his regards to Maclure. The letter is postmarked "16 Janv 1830" and "New-York, Feb. 23".

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I.22.6 1830 Jan.20 W. TAYLOR, Vera Cruz, [Mexico]. To Guiler[mo] S. PARROTT, Mexico [City].  1 p.

Scope Note: The letter introduces [William P.] Bennett, who wishes to be directed to Maclure's home.

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I.22.6½ 1830 Jan. James BENNETT, Mount Vernon, [Indiana]. To Achilles FRETAGEOT, New Harmony.  1 p.

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I.22.7 1830 Feb. 12 Rob[er]t N. SOMMERVILLE, Greensburgh. To William MACLURE, Mexico [City], Republic of Mexico.  2. pp.

Scope Note: Requests information about settling in Mexico. "Answered 17 Apr. 1830".

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I.22.8 1830 Feb. 13 Geo[rge] R. ROBERTSON, Tampico, [Mexico]. To William MACLURE, [Mexico City].  1 p.

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I.22.9 1830 Feb. 13 W[illia]m TAYLOR, Vera Cruz, [Mexico]. To W[illia]m McCLURE, [sic, i.e., MACLURE], [care of] Guill[erm]o S. Parrott, Mexico [City].  2 pp.

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I.22.10 1830 Feb.14 [F. A.] ISMAR, New Harmony. To [William MACLURE,Mexico City].  5 pp. (On two sheets). In French.

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I.22.11 1830 Feb. 20 W[illia]m P. BENNETT, Mexico [City]. To M[arie] FRETAGEOT, New Harmony.  2 pp.

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I.22.12 1830 Feb. 20 [William MACLURE], Mexico [City]. To [George W. ERVING], [Washington, D. C.].  3 pp.

Scope Note: This was an answer to Erving's letter of Dec. 25, 1829 [ I.21.7], and was apparently the copy retained by Maclure. It is apparently in the handwriting of William P. Bennett (see I.22.11, above).

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I.22.13 1830 Feb. 22 & May 10 Andrew B. SPENCE, Saint Andrews Square near Philadelphia. To William MACLURE, Mexico [City].  3 pp. (In triplicate).

Marked at beginning: "Triplicate". In a postscript, dated May 10, 1830, Spence explains that the original and duplicate of the main letter had been sent previously but, not having heard from Maclure, he fears that both have miscarried.

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I.22.14 1830 Feb. 22 & May 10 Andrew B. SPENCE, Saint Andrews Square, Philadelphia. To William MACLURE, Mexico [City].  4 pp. (In triplicate).

This is another copy of the foregoing letter ( I.22.13) including the postscript, and is also marked "Triplicate". This copy is endorsed: "Answered 1 August 1830."

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I.22.15 1830 Feb. 23 [F. A.] ISMAR, New Harmony. To W[illia]m MACLURE, Calle Cadena N o 18, Mexico [City].  1 p. In French.

NEW HARMONY CORRESPONDENCE March - April 1830

Catalogued by I. C. C. Graham, 10 Nov., 1951

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I.23.1 1830 Mar. 2 [Jean] DUCLOS, Lille, [France]. To [Monsieur] BOUCHER, Rue de la calendre N o 34, près le palais de justice, Paris.  2 pp. In French.

Scope Note: Boucher's answer, dated 4 April 1830, is written at the end of Duclos' letter.

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I.23.2 1830 Mar. 4 [Jean] DUCLOS, Etempes, [France]. To Pier[r]e and Victor DUCLOS, [New Harmony].  1 p. In French.

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I.23.3 1830 Mar. 4 [Monsieur] Duchêne, Paris. To [Marie D. FRETAGEOT], Victor and Pierre [DUCLOS], [New Harmony].  3 pp. In French.

Scope Note: The cover is addressed to "Monsieur Willams[sic] Maclure, New Harmony, Indiana", but the salutation of the first letter reads "Madame" and is obviously intended for Mme. Fretageot. Short notes to Victor and Pierre Duclos are written on p. 3.

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I.23.4 1830 Mar. 5 Geo[rge] R. ROBERTSON, Tampico, [Mexico]. To William MACLURE, Mexico [City].  1 p.

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I.23.5 1830 Mar. 5 George [R.] ROBERTSON, [Tampico, Mexico]. To [William] MACLURE, 18 Calle Cadena, [Mexico City].  3 p.

Scope Note: Maclure has made notes on his account with Robertson on p. 3.

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1830 Mar. 7 P. G. NEEGER, Guanajunto, [Mexico]. To [William] MACLURE, Mexico [City].  2 pp. In French.

Scope Note: "Answered 13 March 1830".

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I.23.7 1830 Mar. 8 M[ary] CARROLL, New Orleans. To William MACLURE, care of the American Legation, Mexico [City].  3 pp.

Scope Note: "Answered 24 April 1830".

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I.23.8 1830 Apr. 8 A[nthony] BUTLER, [United States. Legation (Mexico)American Legation, Mexico City], To W[illiam] MACLURE, [Mexico City].  1 p.

Scope Note: Forwards letter opened by mistake.

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I.23.9 1830 APr. 10 W[illia]m MACLURE, [Mexico City]. To F. A. ISMAR, New Harmony.  1 p.

Scope Note: This letter is written on part of a sheet, and the indentations on the cut edge fir exactly those of a letter to Mme. Fretageot ( IM.23.14). It was therefore obviously sent to her to be handed to Ismar.

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I.23.10 [1830 ca. Apr. 10] W[illia]m MACLURE, [Mexico City]. To [F. A.] ISMAR, [New Harmony].  1 p.

Scope Note: Marked "Duplicate". The content of this is the same as in the foregoing letter ( I.23.9), but the phrasing differs. It is on part of a sheet, and probably was sent in a subsequent letter to Mme. Fretageot.

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I.23.11 1830 April 11 M[arie] D. FRETAGEOT, New Harmony, Ind[ian]a. To Achilles FRETAGEOT, Cincinnati.  4 pp. In French.

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I.23.12 1830 Apr. 10 [William MACLURE], Mexico [City]. To Monsieur BOSSANGE père, Libraire, Rue de Richelieu, Paris.  1 p. In French.

Scope Note: The letter is on part of a sheet. It is not in Maclure's hand, but has been docketed by him: "Copy of a counter order sent to Bossange Père 10 April 1830."

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I.23.13 1830 Apr. 29 James BENNETT, M[oun]t Vernon, I[ndian]a. To Achilles FRETAGEOT, Geo[rge] Town, Kentucky.  3 pp.

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I.23.14 1830 Apr. 30 [F. A.] ISMAR, New Orleans. To William MACLURE Mexico [City].  2 pp. In French.

NEW HARMONY CORRESPONDENCE May - August 1830

Catalogued by I. C. C. Graham, 12 Nov., 1951

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I.24.1 1830 May 6 A[lexander] MACLURE, New Harmony. To [William MACLURE], [Mexico City].  4 pp.

Scope Note: The salutation reads: "Dear Brother."

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I.24.2 1830 May 16 Madame Guadalupe Sandoval de ESPINO, [Mexico City?]. To Guillermo GREAVES.  1 p. In Spanish.

Scope Note: Docketed in Maclure's hand.

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I.24.3 1830 May 20 Ja[me]s OGILVIE & Co., New Orleans. To William MACLURE, Mexico [City].  1 p.

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I.24.4 [1830 ca. June 1] Martha CHASE, [New Harmony]. To William MACLURE, Calle Cadena, Mexico [City].  4 pp.

Scope Note: Undated, but docketed by Maclure, "Martha Chase, 11 June 1830." The MS postmark is, "Harmony, I[ndian]a, June 1."

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I.24.5 1830 June 12 Victoria LAPORTE, Cincinnati. To A[chilles] FRETAGEOT, Georgetown, Kentucky.  1 p.

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I.24.6 1830 June 16 M[arie] D. FRETAGEOT, New Harmony. To Achilles FRETAGEOT, Georgetown, Kentucky.  3 pp. In French.

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I.24.7 1830 June 20 James BENNETT, New Harmony. To Achilles [FRETAGEOT] [Georgetown, Kentucky?].  1 p.

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I.24.8 1830 June 23 John BEAL, New Harmony. To Achilles FRETAGEOT, Georgetown, Kentucky.  4 pp.

Scope Note: The end of the letter is written horizontally across p. 1.

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I.24.9 1830 June 25 G. L. LAPORTE, Rue de parlement St. Pierre N o 13, Bordeaux, [France]., To William MARCLURE [sic], Président de l'académie d es sciences naturelles à Philadelphie.  2 pp. In French.

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I.24.10a 1830 June 26 Geo[rge] R. ROBERTSON, Tampico, [Mexico]. To William MACLURE, [Mexico City].  1 p.

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I.24.10b 1830 29 Juin [Boussauge père], Paris. To W[illiam] MACLURE, Mexico.  3 pp. In French.

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I.24.11 1830 July 8 A[llen] WARD, [New] Harmony. To Achilles FRETAGEOT, Georgetown, K[entuck]y.  3 pp.

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I.24.12 1830 July 14 M[arie] D. FRETAGEOT, New Harmony. To Achilles FRETAGEOT, Georgetown, Kentucky.  4 pp. In French.

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I.24.12b 1830 July 24 F.A. Ismar, New York City. To William Maclure, Calle Cadena No. 18, Mexico [City].  4 pp.

Scope Note: Complains about M. Fretageot's handling of Maclure's affairs in New Harmony.

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I.24.13 1830 Aug. 4 W[illia]m P. BENNETT, Wheeling, [Virginia]. To William MACLURE, Mexico City.  1 p.

Endorsed by Maclure: "Answered to M.D. Fretageot, 15 September 1830.

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I.24.14 1830 Aug. 5 Robert Dale OWEN, New York. To Reuben HAINES, Germantown, Pennsylvania.  2 pp.

Scope Note: Owen's signature has been cut out. Encloses the next letter, with the suggestion that the letter be sent to Maclure. The endorsements indicate that Haines sent both to Maclure.

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I.24.15 1830 Aug. 5 R[obert] D[ale] OWEN, New York. To Rueben HAINES, Germantown, [Pennsylvania].  4 pp.

Scope Note: Enclosed in the foregoing letter, ( I.24.14).

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I.24.16 1830 Aug. 10 R[obert] D[ale] OWEN, New York. To Rueben HAINES, Germantown, [Pennsylvania].  3 pp.

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I.24.17 [1830 ca. Aug. 10] [Jean] DUCLOS and [Joseph] FRETAGEOT, [Paris]. To [Marie D. FRETAGEOT], New Harmony, Indiana ― Illinois [sic].  2 pp. In French.

Scope Note: The MS is addressed to Maclure, but Duclos' salutation, "ma chère soeur", indicates that it was written to Mme. Fretageot. The letters are undated, but a postmark reads: "10 AOUT 1830.

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I.24.18 1830 Aug. 15 James BENNETT, York, Ill[inois]. To Achilles FRETAGEOT, New Harmony.  2 pp.

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I.24.19 1830 Aug. 24 James BENNETT, New Harmony. To Achilles FRETAGEOT, Georgetown, Kentucky.  2 pp.

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I.24.20 1830 Aug. 24 M[arie] D. FRETAGEOT, New Harmony. To Achilles FRETAGEOT, Georgetown, Kentucky.  4 pp. In French.

NEW HARMONY CORRESPONDENCE September - December 1830

Catalogued by I. C. C. Graham, 12 Nov., 1951

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1830 Sep. 4 R[obert] D[ale] OWEN, New York. To William MACLURE, Mexico [City].  5 pp. (On two sheets).

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I.25.2 1830 Sep. 4 G[eorge] W. ERVING, New York. To William MACLURE, Mexico [City].  6 pp. (On two sheets).

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I.25.3 1830 Sep. 19 James BENNETT, New Harmony. To Achilles FRETAGEOT, George-Town, Kentucky.  2 pp.

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I.25.4 1830 Sep. 23 M[ary] CARROLL, New Orleans. To William MACLURE, Mexico City.  4 pp.

Scope Note: "Answered 15 March 1831."

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I.25.5 1830 Oct. 10 M[arie] D. FRETAGEOT, [New] Harmony. To Achilles FRETAGEOT, Georgetown, K[entuck]y.  3 pp. In French.

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I.25.6 1830 Oct. 18 A[lexander] MACLURE, New Harmony. To William MACLURE, Mexico [City].  3 pp.

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I.25.7 1830 Oct. 24 A[chilles] FRETAGEOT, Georgetown, [Kentucky]. To M[arie] D. FRETAGEOT, New Harmony.  3 pp. In French.

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I.25.8 1830 Nov. 10 Juan de CAÑEDO. To W[illia]m MACLURE Calle de platines N o 6, [Mexico City].  1 p. In Spanish.

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I.25.9 1830 Nov. 10 Andrew B. SPENCE, Philadel[phia]. To William MACLURE, Vera Cruz, [Mexico].  3 pp.

Scope Note: Part of the sheet, possibly a postscript, has been cut away.

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I.25.10 1830 Nov. 17 Vic[en]te ROCAFUERTE, Mexico [City]. To unnamed correspondent.   2 pp.

Scope Note: Sends permission to enter Mexico to demonstrate the advantages of the railroad.

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I.25.11 1830 Nov. 28 Achilles FRETAGEOT, Georgetown, [Kentucky]. To William MACLURE, Mexico City, Mexico.  3 pp.

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I.25.12 1830 Dec. 3 George ROBERTSON, New York. To unnamed correspondent.  2 pp.

Scope Note: Note at the top of p. 1 says this is an extract from Robertson's letter, which was copied and sent to William Maclure. It is docketed in his hand.

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I.25.13 1830 Dec. 12 Victor NEEF and Balthesur ODERNESSER, near Louisville,[Kentucky]. To William MACLURE, City Mexico.  3 pp.

Scope Note: The letter from Obernesser has a postscript dated 25 January 1831.

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I.25.14 1830 Dec. 30 M[arie] D. FRETAGEOT, New Harmony. To Achilles FRETAGEOT, Georgetown, K[entuck]y.  1 p. In French.

Scope Note: Forwarded to New Harmony.

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I.25.15 [1830] Marie LLANOS. To [William MACLURE].  1 p. In French.

Scope Note: Undated, but docketed in Maclure's hand 1830.

NEW HARMONY CORRESPONDENCE January - August 1831

Catalogued by Josephine M. Elliott, July 1972.

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1831 Jan 1 Erving G[eorge] W., Washington, Jany-1. 1831 To William Maclure, Mexico.  4 pp.

Scope Note: Observations on Robert Owen's ideas and impossibility of his reforms becoming realities; France now contrasted to the Revolutionary days; Maclure's friend Mallet considered him to be a man "curious in revolutions"; British governmental affairs - "we cannot hope to see things go beyond good whiggery"; Maclure's Spanish funds, if ever retrieved, should be put in French francs as he (Erving) is doing; President Jackson's popularity with American masses.

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1831 Jan. 19 Butler, Col. A. , n.p., 19 Jan 1831 to William Maclure, Mexico.  

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1831 Jan. 20 Leuba, Peter Henry, Georgetown, Ky. To Madame [Marie Duclos] Fretageot, New Harmony, Indiana.  4 pp.

Scope Note: Concerning Madame's son Achille [1813-1873] and school matters. He attended Mr. Leuba's institute in Georgetown; he is remembered with affection; regards to Thomas Say.

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1831 Jan. 21 Roberts, J., Clerk, Stephen Girard's Bank, [Philadelphia]. To Madame M[arie] D[uclos] Fretageot, New Harmony, Indiana.  4 pp.

Scope Note: Banking affairs; no instructions yet from Mr. Maclure as to her attending to his business.

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1831 Jan. 23 Bakewell, W m W. and Leuba, [Peter] Henry, Georgetown, Ky. To Achilles Fretageot, new Harmony, Ind.  

Scope Note: William gives school boy news to former schoolmate; Mr. Leube sends greetings and wishes to have Mr. Say receive his respectful salutations.

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1831 Jan. 29 Judah, Sam[ue]l, Vincennes. To Dear Sir [probably Joseph Fauntleroy- see letter of March 12, 1831 ], [New Harmony, Indiana].  4 pp.

Scope Note: Information about, and advice regarding, the business affairs and law suit of the Taylor, Fauntleroy Company.

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1831 Feb. 12 Roberts, J., Clerk Stephen Girard's Bank, [Philadelphia]. To Madam M[arie] D[uclos] Fretageot, New Harmony, Indiana.  2 pp.

Scope Note: Banking affairs.

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1831 Mar. 8 Sexton, Samuel P., New Harmony, Indiana, 8 Mar 1831 to William Maclure, Mexico.  

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1831 Mar. 12 Judah, Sam[ue]l, Vincennes. To Jos[eph] Fauntleroy, New Harmony, Indiana.  3 pp.

Scope Note: Lawsuits of the Taylor, Fauntleroy Company; copy of legal form.

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1831 Mar. 22 Parrott, John, New Orleans, 22 Mar 1831 to William Maclure, Mexico.  

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1831 Mar. 31 FauntLeroy, Joseph, New Harmony. To Fred K Rapp, [Economy], [Pa.].  2 pp.

Scope Note: Order for $100.00 worth of yarns for the J. FauntLeroy Company.

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1831 Apr. 15 Beal, John, Memphis. To Achilles Fretageot, New Harmony, Indiana.  2 pp.

Scope Note: Mr. Twigg has brought Beal Achille's letter; sorry to learn his studies are interrupted, but he can make up for it in New Harmony which contains an abundance of materials for study; Beal can do better in Memphis than in N. H.; disappointed in not seeing Mr. [Allen] Ward.

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1831 Apr. 15 Rapp, Fred[eri]k, Economy [Pa,]. To Mess r Faunt. Le. Roy Co., [New Harmony, Indiana].  2 pp.

Scope Note: Invoice and business note on order of March 31, 1831 for yarn; rise in price; R. L. Baker of the Harmony Society is planning to set out for their country shortly.

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1831 Apr. 15 Leuba, [Peter Henry], Georgetown, [Kentucky]. To Achilles Fretageot, New Harmony, Indiana.  2 pp.

Scope Note: Thanks for his letter before the departure to New Orleans; thanks also to M. Sez [Thomas Say] for his letter of introduction to a friend; enclosing a prospectus of his school which Achille may circulate among his friends.

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1831 Apr. 21 Bakewell, W[illiam] W, Cincinnati. To Achilles Fretageot, New Harmony, Indiana.  3 pp.

Scope Note: An engine for attaching to a skiff has been found for him by Mr. [Allen] Ward and Benjamin; his father has an engine factory; Mr. Louba is angry at Henry as usual.

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1831 May 10 Robert, J., Clerk, Stephen Girard Bank, [Philadelphia]. To Madame M[arie] D[uclos] Fretageot, New Harmony, Indiana.  4 pp.

Scope Note: Drafts to Allen Ward and Reuben Haines honored; abstract of her account is enclosed.

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1831 June 8 Duclos, [Jean] Nouvelle Orleans. To Madame [Marie Duclos] Fretageot, New Harmony, Indiana.  4 pp.

Scope Note: M me has refused her brother money to complete the trip, but he has met M. Despieux [?] of Lyon who has helped him out; steamboats to take passengers up the Mississippi and the Black Rivers to Mt. Vernon are available; looking forward to their reunion.

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1831 Apr 19 Maclure, Alexander, New Harmony, Indiana, to William Maclure, Mexico.  

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1831 Jun. 10 Duchesne, [?] , Paris. To Madame [Marie] [Duclos] Fretageot,New-Harmony, Etats-unis d'Amerique par la Nouvelle Orleans.  3 pp.

Scope Note: Chides her for a poor correspondent; has not seen Madame's sister for a long time and fears her poor health may be the reason; news of M. Fretageot who is sad over the fact of his losing his means of making his already meagre living; he has told that her brother Jean is planning to join her along with two ladies neither of whom is his wife (whose health would not permit this trip); observations on Jean Duclos' character; political situation not entirely satisfactory; please send news; respects to Maclure.

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1831 Jun. 17 Roberts, J., Clerk Stephen Girard's Bank, [Philadelphia]. To Madame M[arie] D[uclos] Fretageot, New Harmony, Ohio [sic].  2 pp.

Scope Note: Draft for $200.00 to Frederick Rapp charged to her account; reminder that nothing can be charged to Maclure's account without his express direction.

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1831 Jun. 23 Bennett, James, York, Illinois. To Achilles Fretageot, New Harmony, Indiana.  3 pp.

Scope Note: Apologies for not having written sooner, but traveling and unsettled conditions prevented it; reaffirms his friendship and esteem for Achilles though he may not have showed it enough when they were schoolmates [in Maclure's School of Industry where Bennett learned the printing trade]; has been offered a good job in the printing business in Terre Haute which he'll probably accept; mentions Mark Penrose and William [Sills?].

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1831 Jul. 17 Maclure, Alexander, new Harmony, Indiana, 17 Jul 1831 to William Maclure, Mexico.  

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1831 Jul. 29 Ismar, [Frédéric Auguste], Philadelphia, Pa., 29 Jul 1831 to William Maclure, Mexico.  

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1831 Jul. 31 Maclure, Alexander, New Harmony, 31 Jul 1831 to Reuben Haines, [Philadelphia].  

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1831 Aug. 4 Erving, G[eorge] E., Boston. To William Maclure, (Americano de los Estados Unidos) en Mexico.  8 pp.

Scope Note: Erving is in Boston and not Constantinople as Maclure expected; in fact Erving is desirous of only one other mission as envoy - to Paris, where he may go as a private citizen if he is not officially appointed by our government; comments on European political affairs; in answer to Maclure's contemplations on the progress of societies, Erving tends to care less about others and more about himself; being disgusted and enraged at follies, extravagances, violations of reason that everywhere prevail; even in America men are quarreling and menacing civil war; the coming election and Andrew Jackson's chance for another term (whose champion Erving is); his own work campaigning for Crawford for vice president; PS#1 since Maclure has told him that he intends to leave the mass of his fortune to educational areas, Erving outlines his own educational philosophy: strong mathematical studies, eliminate priesthood, train children of the poor; advises Maclure to set up whole affair in his lifetime so that it will be formed according to his intentions; PS#2 the evils of banking; interest in the social and political setup of Central America.

NEW HARMONY CORRESPONDENCE September - December 1831

Catalogued by Josephine M. Elliott, July 1972.

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1831 Sep. 2 Carroll, M[ary], New Orleans. To William McClure [sic], City of Mexico.  

Scope Note: Hasn't heard directly from him for a long time; present demand for works in Spanish not great, although she thinks an advertising paper for the Mexican trade gratuitously delivered might be successful; would like a set of the 1829 Disseminator; she and Maclure hold differing opinions as to means not results; her principle of life is based on theory that no action can be moral which requires to be concealed; she hears news of him from people going to and from Mexico; a paragraph of questions re Texas concludes letter.

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1831 Sep. 4 Owen, W[ill]iam, [New Harmony, Indiana]. [To Messrs Joseph Fauntleroy & Co., New Harmony.]  3 pp.

Scope Note: Proposal to Fauntleroy for settling suits arising out of the Taylor, Fauntleroy Company trouble; will pay $8000 for the South lot with its appurtenances and tubs that are now in the distillery.

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1831 Sep. 9 Duclos [Marie Desirie] I[sidore], Paris. To Madame Marie Duclos Fretageot, Monsieur William Maclure, New Harmony, Indiana, United States.  3 pp.

Scope Note: Letter from her sister-in-law [wife of Jean]; M. Fretageot has been unable to give her news of Madame nor of her children [Victor and Pierre].she describes her sadness over her husband leaving her to go to America; if news were forthcoming she'd feel less unhappy. A note from Fretageot who is taking advantage of Mme Duclos' letter to tell Madame that he is at same house awaiting other orders; will write when he knows outcome.

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1831 Sep. 10 A. Lesueur, New Harmony, Indiana, 10 Sep 1831 to William Maclure, Mexico.  

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1831 Sep. 16 Edward Ledward, Liverpool, England, 16 Sep 1831, to William Maclure, Mexico.  

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1831 Oct. 3 Duclos [Jean], New Harmony. To W[illia]m Maclure, Esq. , Vera Cruz, Mexico.  4 pp.

Scope Note: He came to N.H. with Maclure's consent; has found much confusion and disorder, and particularly Allen Ward's activities who, having taken over Maclure's home, belongings, and even bed, behaves as the master - all with his sister's Mme F.'s knowledge and consent; in a confrontation with her, she flew into a rage, declaring that if he chose to cause trouble he should leave; this he first decided to do, but on reflection changed his mind, thereby preferring to remain in order to look after Maclure's interests; on informing his sister, her anger culminated in orders for him to remove himself from the house; he awaits Maclure's word and suggests that Maclure's presence is badly needed to suppress these outrages.

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1831 Oct. 3 Bennett, W[illia]m P., New Orleans. To William Maclure, Mexico City.  3 pp.

Scope Note: He and Mark Penrose have been obliged to abandon the scheme of taking their railway to Mexico because of lack of business; however, he found people convinced of the superiority of railways over canals; should Maclure be interested, they can send him the locomotive with directions for a mechanic to set up; his most recent news of N.H. is six weeks old; printer has almost 100 pages of Maclure's book on politicals ready; Penrose is working at shoemaking and Bennett has an engineer's situation on the river at $35,00 per month.

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1831 Oct. 10 John Burton, New Harmony, Indiana, 10 Oct 1831, to William Maclure, Mexico.  

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1831 Oct. 18 Roberts, J., Clerk, Stephen Girard Banker Coy. To Madam[Marie] De Fretageot, New Harmony, Indiana.  3 pp.

Scope Note: The statement of her account is included; Mr. [Reuben] Haines wishes her to know that he has no funds of Mr. Maclure's at present.

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1831 Oct. 19 Spence, Andrew B., Philadelphia [???]. To William Maclure, Care of Don Guilleamo S. Parrott de como. Mexico P Congress.  4 pp.

Scope Note: Has melancholy duty to announce sudden decease of Reuben Haines; he will act as agent until Maclure appoints someone else. Note by Maclure: answered Dec. 21, 1831 advising that Samuel W. Carpenter had been made his agent, and that Thomas Say was to be allowed to draw out certain monies. Inner pages: "Statistical table of Europe in 1823" population figures, etc. in Maclure's hand.

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1831Oct. 19 Spence, Andrew B., Philadelphia [???]. To William Maclure Esq.,Care of Peter Cullen, Vera Cruz [scratched out], Mexico, pr Lavinier.  3 pp.

Scope Note: Marked "duplicate" by Spence - message same as previous letter.

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1831 Oct. 30 Bennett, James, York, Illinois. To Achilles Fretageot, New Harmony, Indiana.  2 pp.

Scope Note: Apologizes for long silence which was due to his absence; had taken a 200 mile trip up the Wabash with a load of apples with the idea of getting employment, without success; has wished himself back in N.H. often because of his friend Achilles.

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1831 Nov. 6 Fretageot, M[arie] D[uclos], Mount Vernon. To Achilles Fretageot, [New Harmony].  4 pp.

Scope Note: She is still in Mt. Vernon awaiting a steamboat; impatience with wait is making her fever return; behave well, stay with Mr. Say and Lucy; because it is possible she may go to France she won't see him for 6 months and she wants to "glory" in her son; donts be lazy and make the sacrifices necessary to render her happy; use as models of deportment the fine people by whom he is surrounded; send the letters from Maclure to her in Paris c/o M me d'Aubigny who will return them to her forthwith if she doesn't go abroad after all; study well and become neither an old infant nor a man without talent; mind Mr. Say; help Lucy learn French; she'll be a sister to him and he a brother to her.

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1831 Nov. 14 Alexander Maclure, New Harmony, Indiana, 14 Nov 1831, to William Maclure, Mexico.  

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1831 Nov. 19 [Bennett, William], Steamer Argus. To Madam M[arie] D[uclos], New Harmony, Ind.  3 pp.

Scope Note: Scheme of going to Mexico with railway has failed; Penrose in New Orleans doing shoemaking; he is on this steamer working as an engineer; engine stored at New Orleans; signed "With esteem your Booby William".

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1831 Nov. 23 [Fretageot, Marie Duclos], and Elizabeth Willig, Philadelphia. To Achille Fretageot, New Harmony, Indiana.  3 pp.

Scope Note: Arrived in poor health, but the Willigs have given her much attention; she is going to France for the sake of her health; write to her often and to Mr. Maclure regularly; Elizabeth wishes to thank him for the small present, Elizabeth pleased to be remembered by him; his mother left yesterday for New York and will return in May; sends her compliments to Mrs. Say.

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1831 Nov. 28 M. Elizabeth Willig, Philadelphia, Pa., 28 Nov 1831 to Mme. Fretageot,  

Scope Note: n.p. Also note regarding money.

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1831 Nov. 30 [Bennett, William], Steamer Argus. To Achilles F. [sic] Fretageot, New Harmony la.  3 pp.

Scope Note: Apologies for scrawled letter sent to Achille's mother [see Nov. 19, 1831 and Oct. 3, 1831 to Maclure]; difficulty of putting on Railway show; ended up broke in New Orleans; Penrose's chances of getting a situation on a plantation are good because of his steady habits; Bennett himself is interested in Steam.

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1831 Dec. 1-24 Fretageot, M[arie] D[uclos]. To Achilles Fretageot, New Harmony, Indiana via New York.  4 pp.

Scope Note: Daily happenings aboard the packet; the crew of a deserted schooner picked up; gale causes discomfort but Frenchmen aboard are very courteous and kind; from 9 th to 17 th rough weather; a voluminous library aboard, and so she spends much time reading Scott's novels, etc.; one gentleman aboard owns a fleet of vessels engaged in the slave trade; he tells many anecdotes since he knows all the black kings of the coast of Africa; the 20 th brings beautiful weather; water changing color and will enter Channel; please write her about events and people at home; arrives [24 th?] after tide trouble; will write him from Paris in a week.

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1831 Dec. 1 & 12 Vaux, George, Ex. of R. Haines, Philadelphia. To William Maclure, City of Mexico.  4 pp.

Scope Note: Both letters concerned with business affairs, particularly relating to the death of Reuben Haines and appointment by Maclure of another agent; p. 2 lists debits and credits. Note by Maclure to effect that this letter was answered through Samuel Carpenter 10 March 1832 and 12 April, 1832.

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1831 Dec. 23 H.B. Dean, Mt. Vernon, Indiana, 23 Dec 1831, to William Maclure, Mexico.  

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1831 Dec. 23 H.B. Dean, Mt. Vernon, Indiana, 23 Dec 1831, to William Maclure, Mexico.  

In English and French.

Scope Note: Economy in education―-2 essays. Place and date, Oct. 31, appear at end.

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1831 Dec. 27 Owen, William [New Harmony]. To Mess rs J. Fauntleroy & Co, [New Harmony].  6 pp.

Scope Note: Gives background of legal troubles over the financial affairs of the Taylor, Fauntleroy Company and the Joseph Fauntleroy & Company; he is entirely convinced that moral right is on his side; regrets to see two families engage in a legal struggle which could be riunous to both; proposes a compromise both parties can accept; where each may carry burden equally (even though the offer is made at the expense of one half of his property); p. 3 specific proposals spelled out.

NEW HARMONY CORRESPONDENCE January - February 1832

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1832 Jan. 1-8 Fretageot, M[arie] D[uclos], Paris. To Achilles Fretageot, New Harmony, Indiana.  4 pp.

Catalogued by Josephine M. Elliott, July 1972.

Scope Note: Arrival in Paris coincides with annual New Year's celebration; charming and warm reception received at the D'Aubignys', who may leave France for America because of political situation; to call on Fafayette next Thursday; cannot express pleasure at seeing her friends after ten years in a foreign country where friendship has been "hardly nominal" except for Mr. Maclure - "for him I would undergo any privation to my feelings"; now her feelings, which have been corked up for so long make her heart feel as if it were 25 years old; M. Duschesne is the same affectionate friend who has made it possible for her to live comfortably in her own apartment; despite the plainness of her clothes she can match, to her pleasant surprise, those of the Frenchwomen who seem amused with her "gothic manners" and take her to be English; Achille is to write to Maclure and to her; she is deeply concerned about her brother's behavior especially so since her French friends are "convinced that his brains are not right"; if he encounters his uncle, he is to keep his distance; let Mr. Say read this if necessary; her intention is to return in spring; her health better here; "Paris is good to my nerves;" political conditions in Europe such that it is likely to be plunged into war by spring; "Happy country where you live! There the [partner'] dissension are but a trifle to compare to these here".

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1832 Jan. 3 Owen, W[illia]m, [New Harmony]. To Joseph Fauntleroy, Present,[New Harmony].  2 pp.

Scope Note: On his return from Grayville he received Fauntleroy's letter of the 28 th which he'll answer promptly and briefly because F. seems to have misconceived meaning of William's Dec. 27 th letter and then enlarge on when he has more leisure [see 5 January ]; how does Fauntleroy want him to handle old customers?

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1832 Jan. 5 Owen, W[illia]m, [new Harmony]. To Joseph Fauntleroy, Present, [New Harmony].  9 pp.

Scope Note: Will try to clear several misconceptions; he originally connected himself with the Taylor company unwillingly, and only at his father's urgent request; he did not knowingly and intendingly go into a contract on the South lot which would relinquish his security; Amos Clark's role in this matter questionable; court proceedings; poor state of Joseph Fauntleroy & Co.'s accounts; simple statement made; Clark & Taylor to be rid of; recapitulation of old agreement to show Fauntleroy that William's and family's losses have actually been; they already have, and stand to lose more than Fauntleroy unless the matter is concluded satisfactorily.

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1832 Jan. 5 Fretageot, Achilles, New Harmony, and Thomas & Lucy Say. To Madam [Marie Duclos] Fretageot, A Madame D'Aubigni, Rue des Jeuneurs N o 11 A Paris en France, Pour Remettre...  4 pp.

Scope Note: Achille received his mother's letters all at once; the Says are very kind and he is contented except for a small difficulty about his horse; James Bennett has returned and is working in the printing office; brother Jean Duclos is discontented, quarrelsome, and has withdrawn entirely from the household table with his boys. Say sends news of the businesses, store accounts, etc.; renters and tenants are being difficult; crops poor; fences need mending; "Col. Carr writes that he has shipped the trees to N. Orleans, and when they shall be planted to the best of my knowledge" [golden raintrees?] ran short of ink and "Kellogg was obliged to peddle prints to Vincennes where he gets a supply"; N.H. needs a book binder and artist to make wood cuts; same news of Duclos as Achille's. Lucy Say pleased to have word of family and friends, especially to know of her mother's attitude toward Lucy's "residence in the proscribed place"; "Richard is to build in the hills back or rather to the east of the Vineyard - R.D. purposes to return next autumn (report says with a wife) and build near the labyrinth - it is also thought [?torn] Miss Wright will return here to reside ― "; much social activity but Says "as usual have declined attending"; Duclos situation is disagreeable - she doesn't like how he treats the mother (Catherine) and daughter. Say continues on back: visits their house in garden daily and looking forward to occupying it in tranquillity; business and property changes - "Mr. Beal has purchased the house in which he resides on the hill" ― "I think R.D.O. intends to get up a school here and ultimately to print and publish the Free Enquirer here"; no. 4 of the Conchology coming up; scientists with whom he is corresponding; Dr. Muller of Economy, Dr. Morton of Philadelphia, T.D. Harris of Massachusetts.

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1832 Jan. 8 Owen, W[illia]m, [New Harmony]. To Joseph Fauntleroy, Present, [New Harmony].  2 pp.

Scope Note: Long letters don't please him either, but the system didn't originate with him; simply put - offer for South Lot is the same - $8000 besides the mortgage of $1000; doubts wisdom of showing Amos Clark parts of his previous letter; list of claims against company.

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1832 Jan. 14 Owen, W[illia]m, [New Harmony]. To Joseph Fauntleroy, Present, [New Harmony].  2 pp.

Scope Note: Fauntleroy seems to have misunderstood Owen's proposal on the South Lot; further explanation.

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1832 Jan. 24 Say, Thomas, New Harmony, and Lucy, Achille Fretageot, Allen Ward. To Madam M[arie] D[uclos] Fretageot, [Philadelphia?].  4 pp.

Scope Note: Say is conveying to Madame some of the main points (mainly business) in Maclure's letters, recently received: names a number of booksellers from whom she may purchase books; may have $3000-$5000 to spend; "...you pick out as large a lot of their books [the stalls] as you want, adding up all the prices they put on them and make an offer of ½ or ⅔ of what they demand; Maclure suggests that she bring home both a manufacturer of Mother of Pearl buttons and an engraver if they can be obtained; Say would so like to be where she is to consult museums and libraries, but he must instead "attend to the troubles and perplexities that seem to thicken here"; M. Duclos continues ever unpleasant and threatens action against Maclure; his women companions, Catherine and Mariette, are on wages. Achille also informs his mother of her brother Duclos' actions; he too, fears a lawsuit against Maclure; Duclos has forbidden his two sons [Victor and Pierre] to even talk to him, their cousin; her absence is very painful to him and he longs for her return; Mr. Kellogg is away selling engravings; Achille asks her to buy him a watch; his advice is not to buy much merchandise in France as things are not good economically here. Allen says weather has been so severe it has been possible to work only about ¼ of the time; however, he expects to get the mill in operation this week; has been unable to get any money from William Owen, and is thus in debt; corn rents have been poor. Lucy would like Madame to make some purchases for her: a box of paints, coloured crayons like M. LeSueur's, brushes suitable for colouring, flower seeds suitable to climate - tulips, tuberose, double hyacinths, and a few cactuses - "you know my passion for all these things."

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1832 Jan. 15 Bennett, W[illiam]P., New Orleans. To William Maclure, President of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, (Mexico).  4 pp.

Scope Note: Recounts his and Penrose's failure with the railway, not because of mismanagement but rather because others had preceded them; he and Penrose are willing to bring the railway and steam carriage down to Mexico by mule if Maclure is willing the further risk; a local friend wishes to have Maclure's opinion on the setting up a dairy farm on the order of Owen Sheidans' [?], rail-roads getting as common as turnpikes - "Steam carriages will be running on the Pontchar-train Railway in about a month."

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1832 Jan. 15 Générat [?], Lyon. To Monsieur Boucher Rue de Bossuet [?] N o 2 pres L'archèveché, Paris.  2 pp.

Scope Note: Background on loan of money made to M. Jean Duclos.

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1832 Jan. 19 D'Aubigny, M. I [?] Bnne [Baronne] [Paris]. To Madame M[arie] D[uclos] Fretageot, Rue d'anjou (St. Honoré) No. 13., Paris.  

Scope Note: Is writing this note to Madame since no word has yet come from her, and she fears having missed her visit; a dinner invitation.

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1832 Jan. 25 Owen, W[illia]m, N. Harmony, Ind. To J[oseph] Fauntleroy, Present, [New Harmony].  3 pp.

Scope Note: It seems obvious to Owen that Fauntleroy does not intend to accept his compromise proposal on the settlement of the Company affairs; Having suffered a loss once he doesn't wish to lose again in the present settlemant with Fauntleroy.

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1832 Jan. 28 Owen, W[illia]m, [New Harmony]. To J[oseph] Fauntleroy, Present, [New Harmony].  4 pp.

Scope Note: Owen perceives no probability of any adjustment of matters between them without the intervention of other persons; to this end he suggests: Mr. Howk as Owen's counsel and Mr. Judah for Fauntleroy, and Major Dewie [?] who has the reputation of being the very best lawyer in Indiana and a man of the first respectability", and personally known to both of them as arbitor; Judge Wattles is involved as well; best to moderate than to pay court fees.

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1832 Feb. 2 O[wen], W[illiam], [New Harmony]. Proposition for arbitration.  2 pp.

Scope Note: Proposal for arbitrating legal differences between Joseph Fauntleroy & Co. and himself.

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1832 Feb. 2 O[wen], W[illiam], [New Harmony]. Proposition for arbitration - copy.  2 pp.

Scope Note: Copy of proposal for arbitrating legal differences between Joseph Fauntleroy & Co. and himself. [Wording slightly different, plus added note; handwriting not that of William Owen].

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1832 Feb. 2 [Owen, William], [New Harmony]. Proposition for arbitration.  2 pp.

Scope Note: Proposal for arbitrating legal differences between Joseph Fauntleroy & Co. and himself. [A third version of same subject; handwriting that of William Owen].

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1832 Feb. 2, 3, 4, Maclure, Alexander, Tan yard near New Harmony, and Thomas Say. To William Maclure, Mess rs McCartney , Ledward & Co., Mexico, For W m Maclure.  4 pp.

Scope Note: Comments on status of the Estate of Maclure & Robertson; since R.D.O.'s return he has been selling off property in the "Outlands": to John Beale[sic] 10 acres on top of the hill east of the road to Springfield for $15.00 an acre plus log buildings which Mr. Beal has put in excellent condition; down the hill from Beal and including the Vine Yard, apple and peach orchards he has sold to Leichtenberger 30 acres at $20.00 each, good spot for a distillery; also several town lots; it is said he intends to marry a young lady from New York; has contracted to build a large home near the Labyrinth; Richard, too is building a brick home and will turn farmer though he has tried several other activities and given them up; R.D.'s idea is to sell property to "industrious culvators on such terms as the people can affors to pay for them"; only improvement on Maclure's properties is the distillery run by Ward; recommends that his brother engage in lawsuits to recover bad debts in the store run by Madame and Achille; "if therefore Madame must have a Store would it not be better that it should be carried on in her own name...rather than your name should be bandied about...as the Prosecutor of scores of individuals for petty Debts"; comments on the wealth and will of the financier Stephan Girard and his school for orphans; a loan to brother would be appreciated; would Maclure like a map of N.H. and environs? Thomas Say gives word of Mr. Tiebout's critical illness; M. Duclos is being extremely difficult and is threatening law suits and Say is anxious to have orders from Maclure on how to proceed; "A more disagreeable or a meaner man I think I never met with..."; "...really is evident some compensation is due him, notwithstanding all his crooked ways"; Lucy has colored 2450 impressions this winter with the help of Henry Tiebout.

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1832 Feb. 5 Boullangier, [?], Paris. To Monsieur Duchêsne, Chef des bureaux de l'instruction publique., Rue Grenelle, ?? No. 116.  2 pp. In French.

Scope Note: Answering Duchesne's inquires regarding a certain M. Frederic DuClozel who died 8 or 9 years ago.

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1832 Feb. 10 Littel, E, Philadelphia. To William Maclure, Esquire, Mexico.  

Scope Note: Has 90 copies of Say's three volume Entomology which sold at $5.00 a volume; since Say would like to have them, he is willing to sell at $2.45 each; should Maclure wish an agent in Philadelphia, Littell is available.

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1832 Feb. 14 Owen, Robert Dale, New Harmony. To William Maclure, Mess rs McCartney, Ledward & Co, Mexico. For W m Maclure.  4 pp.

Scope Note: Request from R.D.O. as one of Trustees of Frances Wright's Nashoba others were General Lafayette, William Maclure, Robert Owen, Cadwallader Colden, Richesson Whitby, Robert Jennings, George Flower, James Richardson, to assist her in selling her property and signing a quit claim deed; she is still in Paris but likely to return to the U.S. in a year or so.

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1832 Feb. 20 Say, Thomas, New Harmony, and Lucy S. Say, Achille Fretageot, & Allen Ward. To M me M[arie] D[uclos] Fretageot, Madame D'Aubigni Rue des Jeuneurs No. 11, Paris en France.  4 pp.

Scope Note: Say sends list of publications he wishes purchased; someone broke into their house and made off with his dissecting instruments, case of mycroscopic glasses and his spectacles; if any naturalists are willing to exchange shells with him for fine Wabash bivalves, he will be agreeable; J. Duclos has entered the suit at Mt. Vernon; printing going forward at a great rate; Kellogg is peddling prints and Judge Wattles is about to do the same. Lucy mentions brother Horace's marriage. Achille informs her of Mr. Tiebout's serious illness, probably due to consumption and hard whiskey; urges her again not to buy goods for the store as they will not get their money back "for the people about here are all getting ruined with drinking and gambling.."; brother and his children are still their enemies; reminder of his wish for a silver patent lever watch. Ward bring Madame up to date on his business affairs and problem; chides her for not having him one line; lonely here as he's never found any associates.

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1832 Feb. 22 Judah, Samuel, Vincennes. To Joseph Fauntleroy, Esq., [New Harmony].  2 pp.

Scope Note: Because of court date conflicts he cannot be present in Posey County; he objects to both Mayor Dewey and Mr. Howk because they would not have impartial opinions; he suggest Law [?] in place of Dewey and the third to be left to them.

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1832 Feb. 25 Duhamel, [?], Paris. To Madame [Marie Duclos] Fretageot, Paris.  2 pp.

Scope Note: Arrangements in connection with M. Fretageot's concerns.

NEW HARMONY CORRESPONDENCE March - May 1832

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1832 Mar. 1 Erving, G[eorge] W., Washington. To William Maclure, Citizen of the United States, Mexico.  6 pp.

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Scope Note: He and Maclure will always agree on what should be the civil institutions of social man, but not on the probabilty of Man's achieving them; so-called civilization, which Erving considers demoralization, is responsible; the happiest state of society is where the best moral order exists; even in this country there is a constant struggle to keep from going the "way of all flesh"; "apres moi le Deluge" is pretty good French philosophy to him although he realizes Maclure lives "more in futurity" than he does; "...whether one picks up stones all over Europe, as you formerly did; or teaches the 'young ideas how to shoot' and what is certainly better, their hands to work as you now do; the occupation is not only rational but laudable!..'; everywhere the'upper orders' of society'...are the least moral and hold wealth, knowledge, and power; Owen's projects are impracticable because "he could only suceed by commencing his colony with infants at the breast"; man is essentually an animal of fear" and thus "he cannot possibly exist in peace and comfort without some sort religion"; battle over tariff could lead to a seperation of the Union; regarding the Bank matter, since the President [Jackson] is against it, it will likely lose; he's tired of Washington and the view of "behind the scenes" disgusts him; may be called on to exercise his trade soon though he has done nothing to further this project; "Genl Jackson will certainly be reelected all opposition of Clay, Calhoun, Antimason, Bank etc. etc. men notwithstanding-on that you may rely.

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1832 Mar. 12 Duhamel, [?], Paris. To Madame [Marie Duclos] Fretageot, Paris.  3 pp.

Scope Note: M. Fretageot wishes information from Madame regarding some of his affairs.

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1832 Mar. 16, 19 Duchêne, [?], [Paris]. To Madame [Marie Duclos] Fretageot, Paris.  2 pp.

Scope Note: Concerning books - mentions just receiving some works on "l'histoire naturells" which she may want for her collection.

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1832 Mar. 20 Fretageot, M[arie] D[uclos] and Zédé, Paris. To Achille Fretageot, - addressed to Thomas Say, New Harmony, Indiana, United States America.  2 pp.

Scope Note: Zédé an old friend of his mother's hopes Achille remembers a promenade at the Palais Royale when this friend showed him great love; he hopes, and is assured by the mother, that he is still remembered; he wishes it were possible that Achille might come to France where his friends still care for him. Madame tells Achille this letter is from one of his old friends, to guard it well and show it to no one; awaiting Say's list of books for purchase; not likely to leave before June; study hard so as not to grow up ignorant, a fine example of which he has in his uncle.

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1832 Mar. 22 Guilbert, [?], Paris. To Madame [Marie Duclos] Fretageot, Paris.  2 pp.

Scope Note: Regarding an umbrella he left at her home a few days ago.

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1832 Apr. 2 O[liver?] [?], La Guillatiere. To Madame [Marie Duclos] Fretageot, Paris.  3 pp. In French.

Scope Note: Frightful things have occurred which she would have averted had she had the power; he has gone into such debt because of her brother that his wife has even had to sell a house in order to meet payments; if Madame intends to make good these losses, he will be greatly obliged.

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1832 Apr. 7 McCafferty, John, Philadelphia. To Achille Fretageot, New Harmony (Indiana).  3 pp.

Scope Note: On his return home from Harmony he found his family all scattered in different directions; Madame's letter to Mr. Andrew Spence carried the news of Miss Fanny Wright's marriage with Phiquepahl [sic], the man Achille lived with; he has tried house carpentry, Mr. Spence's counting house but is now working in printing at the daily morning paper, the Pennsylvania Engineer; recounts narrow escape on boat between Louisville and Cincinnati.

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1832 Apr. 11 Fretageot, [Joseph], L'hospice de la vieillesse hommes - commune de Gentilly pres Paris. To Madame [Marie Duclos] Fretageot, Rue d'Aujon ? Faubourg St. Honoré N o 13, a Paris.  4 pp. In French.

Scope Note: Wants immediate news of her health as he is very anxious about it; he went to see the man in charge of overseeing the institution to ask him for work, but there is nothing available at the moment.

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1832 Apr. 13 Fretageot, [Joseph], L'hospice de la vieillesses hommes commune de Gentilly. To Madame [Marie Duclos] Fretageot, Rue d'Anjou f bourg St Honoré N o 13 a Paris.  4 pp. On institution stationery. In French.