Letter from Thomas Blaikie to the Lords Commissioners of HM Board of Treasury dated 25 February 1827 – a memorial of events during the French Revolution, impact on him and costs incurred (with some pencil edits). Also a note from Thomas Blaikie to Mr Mackenzie.
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Copy of a letter from Thomas Blaikie to Mr Mackenzie regarding funds and compensation.
Zonder titelNote in French dated 52 years after Blaikie's death.
Zonder titelNote in French detailing losses Thomas Blaikie incurred as a result of the French Revolution and total losses up to 1821.
Zonder titelNote in French with 25 centimes franking mark. May possibly be signed by Laurarguais.
Zonder titelHandwritten note in French which appears to include detail of discussion relating to Thomas Blaikie's complaints.
Zonder titelFour engravings of notable French figures and two photographs of decorative items thought to belong to Blaikie and his family.
Zonder titelPortrait of Michel Gabriel Pacard in a circular frame; beneath is a ledge on which is an engraved plaque; beneath this is a picture with a view of Mont Blanc in a gold frame; foliage and pink ribbon decorate the structure.
Etching with hand-colouring. Source: British Museum collection, where copies of this portrait are also held. https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=3308005&partId=1&searchText=Pacard&images=true&page=1
(Box 3)
Portrait of Jacques Balmat wearing a navy jacket and purple waistcoat in a circular, ageing stone frame; beneath is an old ledge under which is a old, cracked, inscribed tablet supported by two wooden bars; an axe and a broken spear cross each other beneath the portrait; foliage grows around the whole structure. Source: British Museum collection, where additional copies are held.
https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=3308021&partId=1&searchText=Balma&page=1
(Box 3)
Print of Marie-Anne Charlotte Corday entitled, 'Marie Anne Charlotte Corday, ci-devat Darmans Agée de 25 ans'. Portrait of Charlotte Corday, half-length, sitting at desk in her cell, holding a letter to her parents; in circle, with below a small figurative scene showing her assassinating Marat in his bath-tub. The portrait is in a black and gold painted wooden frame with a glass panel.
Another copy is held in the British Museum collection: https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=3599824&partId=1&searchText=Massol&page=1
(Box 4)