“
his shoulder to the wheel of an ox-cart. the sound principles which he establishes in his particular as well as general works
are a valuable legacy to ill-governed man, and will spread from their provincial limits to the great circle of mankind . .
.
”
Jefferson’s entry in his manuscript catalogue was evidently made between 1809 and 1811 before his receipt of Volume I.
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J. 93
Les Finances de France par Neckar.
3. v.
8
vo.
1815 Catalogue, page 99. no. 122, Les Finances de France, par Necker, 3 v 8vo 1784.
NECKER,
Jacques.
De l’administration des finances de la France. Par M. Necker . . . Tome
i [-iii].
m.dcc.lxxxiv
. [
Paris, 1784]
HJ1082 .N3
First Edition. 3 vol. 8vo. Vol. I, 259 leaves, folded table inserted at page 306; vol. II, 271 leaves; vol. III, 238 leaves.
Quérard VI, 392.
McCulloch, page 347.
Palgrave III, 13.
French marbled calf, marbled endpapers, sprinkled edges. Not initialled by Jefferson. With the Library of Congress 1815 bookplate.
Entered on the undated manuscript catalogue, with the price,
21.0.
Jacques Necker, 1732-1804, Swiss financier, became director general of finance in France. This work, which gives the only authentic account
of the finances of France previous to the Revolution, was written in Lausanne whilst in retirement, before his recall in 1788
to the same position. This was during Jefferson’s term of office in Paris, and Necker is frequently mentioned in his correspondence.
Jefferson wrote a full account of Necker in his memoirs, and in a letter to John Jay, dated from Paris June 17, 1789, he appended
a “
Caractere de Monsieur Necker” in French, four pages.
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94
Not in the Manuscript Catalogue.
1815 Catalogue, page 96. no. 380, Comptes du Tresor Public, 1803, 4, 2 v 4to.
[BARBÉ MARBOIS,
François, marquis de.]
Comptes généraux du trésor public: Recettes et dépenses pendant 1803-4.
Paris,
1803-4.
4to. No copy was seen for collation.
Jefferson’s copy was sent to him from Baltimore on July 10, 1805, by Petry, listed by him in his covering letter as “
Un compte rendu par M. de Marbois ministre du Trésor publique pour l’an 11.” Petry apologised in his letter for the delay in sending this and other books.
François, Marquis de Barbé Marbois, 1745-1837, French statesman. It was to answer the questions of de Barbé Marbois that Jefferson wrote the
Notes on Virginia
.
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95
Almanacs Royales.
8
vo.
et
Imperiales.
1809.
i. 1815 Catalogue, page 93. no. 125, Almanacs Royaux, pour 1785, 6, 7, 8, 91, 5 v 8vo.
Almanach Royal, année
m. dcc. lxxxv [-m. dcc. xci.]
A
Paris: chez
D’Houry,
1785-91.
5 vol. 12mo.
Jefferson’s copies are no longer in the Library of Congress. He purchased these Almanachs from
Froullé during his residence in Paris. After his return to the United States they may have been sent to him by William Short. A letter from Louis Ramond to William Short, dated Lundi, 17 Jer mentions: "J'enverrai l'almanach Royal à M. Jefferson." (Short Papers, LC.)
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J. ii. 1815 Catalogue, page 93. no. 15, [
i.e. “151”
as per Trist--
Ed.]
Almanacs Imperiaux, 1807, 1808, 1809, 3 v 8vo.
Almanach Impérial pour l’an
m. dccc. vii [-m. dccc. viii, m. dccc. ix], présenté à S. M. l’Empereur et Roi, par Testu.
A
Paris: chez
Testu, imprimeur de sa Majesté [
1807,
8,
9].
JN2304 1807, 8, 9
