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AB - Abstract In 1795, the private library of William Macintosh, author of Travels in Europe, Asia, and Africa (1782), was seized from his home in Avignon by the revolutionary authorities. Using the inventory of this seizure as a guide, this note presents a reconstruction of Macintosh’s library and identifies those books that exist today in the collections of the Bibliothèque municipale d’Avignon. Avignon's public library, like many others in France, was established during the revolutionary period and served as a repository for books seized from ecclesiastical collections and the private libraries of individuals, particularly those émigrés who had fled the country following the Revolution.1 Among the residents of Avignon whose books became confiscations révolutionnaires during this period was William Macintosh, a Highland Scot and former Caribbean plantation owner who had earned notoriety in the 1780s following the publication of a controversial travel narrative, Travels in Europe, Asia, and Africa (1782).2 In offering a stinging rebuke of the alleged corruption and mismanagement of the East India Company under the direction of Warren Hastings, Governor General of Bengal, Macintosh's book became a cause célèbre, sparking a pamphlet war and attracting a wide and influential readership across Europe and North America.3 Precisely why Macintosh chose to establish a home in Avignon in the years following the publication of his book is not immediately obvious, although it is probable that he did so partly in pursuit of commercial opportunities and partly in the hope that he might undertake, on a seemingly self‐appointed basis, information gathering that might benefit the British government.4 Whether or not it was this latter activity that brought Macintosh to the attention of the revolutionary authorities, it is evident that by 1794 he was identified by them as an émigré. In January 1795 a requisition order was therefore issued by Avignon's agent national, Pierre‐ Alexis Bruny (1758‐1832), instructing the city's archivist, Jean‐Étienne Néry (1750‐1837), to retrieve Macintosh's books and papers from his home at Rue des 3 Testons.5 The seizure of Macintosh's library—which commenced on 7 February 1795 (19 pluviôse an III)—was undertaken by two unnamed district commissioners who had been tasked with that duty by Néry and the district librarian, Jean‐André Tempier. In addition to their responsibility for transporting Macintosh's property to the district's general depot, the commissioners compiled a narrative report of their activities and a bibliographical inventory, listing approximately eighty printed books and manuscripts.6 It is likely that the inventory of Macintosh's library became separated from the books it described fairly soon after their seizure; the former (along with the majority of Macintosh's personal papers) fell under the care of the Archives départementales de Vaucluse, officially established in 1796, while the latter became part of the collections of the Bibliothèque municipale d’Avignon.7 A partial attempt was made to re‐establish à correspondence between the inventory and the collections of the Bibliotheque municipale in 1990 under the auspices of an exhibition—‘Des Ecossais à Avignon’— organized at the Médiathèque Ceccano, the branch of the Bibliothèque municipale that houses its rare books.8 Using the inventory as a guide, eight titles from Macintosh's library were identified in the collections of the Médiathèque Ceccano and selected for exhibition. Beyond the 1990 exhibition, however, no further attempt has been made to reconstruct Macintosh's library nor to determine how many of its titles remain in the care of the Bibliothèque municipale more generally. This is not to suggest that Macintosh has been forgotten by those archivists and librarians under whose care his materials reside; indeed, an item from his personal papers— a 1777 inventory of the Richmond Estate plantation in Dominica—was one among a small number of archival treasures selected for display in a 1996 exhibition marking the bicentenary of the Archives départementales de Vaucluse.9 APPENDIX The following listing presents a verbatim, item‐level transcription of the 1795 inventory, together with the corresponding bibliographical details of the items it describes (or appears to describe): namely, date of publication, author, title, and imprint. In the interests of consistency, authors’ names are presented as they appear in the English Short Tile Catalogue (ESTC) or the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography; for French‐language titles, the listing follows the presentation of authors’ names as they appear in the general catalogue of the Bibliothèque nationale de France. The inventory—written in French—lists mostly English‐language titles and, as a consequence, displays some variability in the translation of the titles of books.10 In addition, certain works were entered into the inventory semi‐phoneti‐ cally; for example, the book The history of Tom Jones, a foundling (1749) appears in the inventory as ‘histoire du tom jaunes’ (see item 14). Here, we might reasonably suppose that items were written into the inventory by one commissioner as their titles were read aloud by the other. As a result of the irregularities in the composition of the inventory, and the fact that authors’ names and books’ dates of publication were not systematically recorded, it is not possible to identify all items with certainty. For each item in the listing I have, as a consequence, attributed a level of certainty to their identification: (1) definite matches (thirteen titles) describe those items for which there is clear provenance, usually in the form of an obvious ownership inscription; (2) probable matches (forty‐seven titles) describe those items that are unambiguously identifiable—and occur only once in the catalogue of the Biblio‐ theque municipale—but for which there is no provenance;11 (3) possible matches (nine titles) describe those items that are somewhat ambiguous in their identification but have a sufficiently likely match in the catalogue of the Bibliothèque municipale to offer an identification; (4) no obvious matches (twenty‐seven titles) describe those items that are either ambiguous or occur too often (or not at all) in the catalogue of the Bibliotheque municipale to attribute a copy‐specific identification with sufficient certainty. Wherever possible, the listing also provides the ESTC citation number and the item's shelf‐mark in the Médiathèque Ceccano.12 Details of provenance, marginalia, and other copy‐specific characteristics are provided as supplementary notes to some items. NB: the numbering of items in the original inventory is neither complete nor fully sequential; some items share the same number, while others were entered without being numbered at all. 1 I° Dans un (sic) petit (sic) armoire à Coté Dela cheminée Des liasses de lettres et papiers escrit en anglais. It is assumed that these papers are now part of the William Macintosh manuscript collection at the Archives départementales de Vaucluse (2 E Titres de famille 83‐86; 2 E Titres de famille 96‐1). 2 2° histoire Des transactions militaires Dela nation anglaise dans l’indostan del’annee 1745 1 Vol 1 Vol in quarto. 1763. [Orme, Robert (1728‐1801)]. Published anonymously. A history of the military transactions of the British nations in Indostan, from the year MDCCXLV. To which is prefixed a dissertation on the establishment made by Mahomedan conquerors in Indostan. London: Printed for John Nourse, bookseller in ordinary to His Majesty. ESTC: T111040. Shelf‐mark: 4 ° 2561 (probable match). Ownership inscription on front past‐down reads ‘M Allexer (sic) Elliot’. This may be East India Company servant, Alexander Elliot (1754‐1778). 3 3 traité Des puissances indiennes avec la Compagnie Des indes edition de 1774 3 Vol in quarto. 1774. Published anonymously. Treaties and grants from the country powers, to the East‐India Company, respecting their presidency of Fort St. George, on the coast of Choromandel; Fort‐William, in Bengal; and Bombay, on the Coast of Malabar. From the year 1756 to 1772. ESTC: T145941. Shelf‐mark: 4° 2563 (definite match). Ownership inscription on title‐page reads ‘W MacIntosh’. 1782. Francis, Sir Philip (1740‐1818). Original minutes of the Governor‐General and Council of Fort William on the settle ment and collection of the revenues of Bengal: with a plan of settlement, recommended to the Court of Directors in January, 1776. London: Printed for J. Debrett, successor to Mr. Almon, opposite Burlington House, in Piccadilly. ESTC: T91574. Shelf‐mark: 4° 2562 (probable match). 1782. Parker, Thomas (?‐?). Evidence of our transactions in the East Indies, with an enquiry into the general conduct of Great Britain to other countries, from the Peace of Paris, in 1763. London: Printed for Charles Dilly, in the Poultry. ESTC: T139682. Shelf‐mark: 4 ° 2564 (definite match). Ownership inscription on title‐page reads ‘W MacIntosh—London 17th. Octr. 1782’. 4 4 histoire de l’amerique par Robertson edition de 1777 2 Vol in quarto. 1777. Robertson, William (1721‐1793). The history of America. 2 vols. London: Printed for W. Strahan; T. Cadell, in the Strand; and J. Balfour, at Edinburgh. ESTC: T78961. Shelf‐mark: 4° 2460(1) and 4° 2460(2) (definite match). Ownership inscription on title‐page of vol. 1 reads ‘W MacIntosh’. 5 5 Cours D’agriculture experimentale par Young 2 Vol in quarto. 1770. Young, Arthur (1741‐1820). A course of experimental agriculture: containing an exact register of all the business transacted during five years on near three hundred acres of various soils [...]. 2 vols. London, Printed for J. Dodsley, in Pall‐mall. ESTC: T80851. Shelf‐mark: 4 ° 1326(1) and 4 ° 1326(2) (definite match). Ownership stamp on front free end paper of vols 1 and 2 reads ‘W.Macintosh Esq’. Front free end paper of vol. 1 contains a manuscript inscription listing the book's price as ‘£2‐10‐0’. 6 6 Dictionnaire anglais et italien par j Baretti 2 Vol in quarto. 1787. Baretti, Giuseppe (1719‐1789). Dizionario delle lingue Italiana, ed Inglese. 2 vols. Venezia appresso Franco di Niccolò Pezzana. Shelf‐mark: 4° 1742(1) and 4° 1742(2) (definite match). Ownership inscription on title‐page of vol. 1 reads ‘William MacIntosh. Rome, December 1790’; ownership inscription on title‐page of vol. 2 reads ‘William MacIntosh Rome Decer 1790’. 7 7 abregé Du Dictionnaire Du jardinier 1 Vol in quarto. This may refer to an abridged edition of The gardners dictionary (1731) by Philip Miller (1691‐1771), but there is no obvious match in the catalogue of the municipal library. 8 8 historie del’indostan 2 Vol in 4°. 1763. Dow, Alexander (1735/6‐1779). The history of Hindostan; from the earliest account of time, to the death of Akbar; translated from the Persian of Mahummud Casim Ferishta of Delhi: together with a dissertation concerning the religion and philosophy of the Brahmins; with an appendix, containing the history of the Mogul empire from its decline in the reign of Mahummud Shaw, to the present times. 2 vols. London: Printed for T. Becket and P. A. De Hondt, in the Strand. ESTC: T91573. Shelf‐mark: 4° 2560(1) and 4° 2560(2) (probable match). 9 9 Vue dela naissance des progrés et del’etat present du gouvernement anglais Dans le Bengal 1 Vol in 4°. 1772. Verelst, Harry (1734‐1785). A view of the rise, progress, and present state of the English government in Bengal: including a reply to the misrepresentations of Mr. Bolts, and other writers. London, Printed for J. Nourse, bookseller to His Majesty, in the Strand; Brotherton and Sewell, in Cornhill; G. Robinson, in Pater‐noster Row; and T. Evans, in King‐street, Covent‐garden. ESTC: T50786. Shelf‐mark: 4° 2565 (probable match). Ownership inscription on front free endpaper (recto) reads ‘Alexr. K. Elliot’. This may be East India Company servant, Alexander Elliot (1754‐1778) [see item 2 above]. 10 10 histoire du Declin et de la chutte de l’empire Romain par gibon 4 Vol in 8°. 1787. Gibbon, Edward (1737‐1794). The history of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire. 14 vols (of which Macintosh's library contained vols 1–4). Basil: Printed by J. J. Tourneisen. Paris: sold by Pissot, bookseller, Quai des Augustins. ESTC: N49377. Shelf‐mark: 8° 13870(1), 8° 13870(2), 8° 13870(3), and 8° 13870(4) (probable match). 11 11 principes de mathematiques de philosophie par newton 2 Vol grand in 8°. 1729. Newton, Sir Isaac (1642‐1727). The mathematical principles of natural philosophy. By Sir Isaac Newton. Translated into English by Andrew Motte. To which are added, the laws of the moon's motion, according to gravity. By Sir John Machin Astron. Prof. Gresh. and Secr. R. Soc. 2 vols. London: Printed for Benjamin Motte, at the MiddleTemple‐Gate, in Fleetstreet. ESTC: T142590. Shelf‐mark: 8° 7009(1) and 8° 7009(2) (probable match). Pastedown (front) of vol. 1 contains a manuscript inscription listing the book's price as ‘L‐0‐I4‐0 sterling les 2 volume’. 12 11 procès De hastings 2 Vol in 8°. Inventory mistakenly repeats number 11 at this point. 1786. Published anonymously. Articles of charge of high crimes and misdemeanors, against Warren Hastings, Esq. late Governor General of Bengal; presented to the House of Commons, in the months of April and May 1786, by the Right Hon. Edmund Burke. The second edition. London: Printed for J. Debrett, opposite Burlington‐House, Piccadilly. ESTC: T90999. Shelf‐mark: 8° 27(1) (definite match). Ownership inscription on page 5 reads ‘W MacIntosh received in december 1786’. 1786. Published anonymously. The minutes of what was offered by Warren Hastings, Esquire, late Governor General of Bengal, at the bar of the House of Commons, upon the matter of the several charges of high crimes and misdemeanors, presented against him in the year 1786. Second edition. London: Printed for J. Debrett, opposite BurlingtonHouse, Piccadilly. ESTC: T172239. Shelf‐mark: 8° 27(2) (definite match). Ownership inscription on page 3 reads ‘W MacIntosh—December 1786’. 13 12 lettres Relatives au meme sujet meme format. 1786. [Hastings, Warren (1732‐1818)]. A letter from Warren Hastings, Esq. dated 21st of February, 1784. With remarks and authentic documents to support the remarks. London: Printed for James Ridgway, opposite Sackville‐Street, Piccadilly. ESTC: T77021. Shelf‐mark: 8° 28/1 (probable match). Manuscript inscription on title‐page reads ‘He, who still wanting, tho? he lives on Theft, Steals much, spends little, & has nothing left’. The quotation, here, is taken from An epistle from Mr. Pope, to Dr. Arbuthnot (1734) by Alexander Pope (1688‐1744). Manuscript amendments to the text on pages 1, 15, 20, and 42. 1786. [Hastings, Warren (1732‐1818)]. Observations on Mr. Hastings's narrative of his transactions at Benares, in the year 1781. London: Printed for J. Ridgway, opposite Sackville‐Street, Piccadilly. ESTC: N41760. Shelf‐mark: 8° 28/2 (probable match). Manuscript amendments to the text on pages 6, 8, 15, 17, 18, 21, 23, 31, 34, 36, 50, and 54. 1786. [Hastings, Warren (1732‐1818)]. Original letters from Warren Hastings, Esq. Sir Eyre Coote, K.B. and Richard Barwell, Esq. to Sir Thomas Rumbold, Bart. and Lord Macartney, K.B. London: Printed for J. Debrett, opposite Burlington‐House, Piccadilly. ESTC: N11037. Shelf‐mark: 8° 28/3 (probable match). 1786. [Francis, Sir Philip (1740‐1818)]. Speech in the House of Commons, on Tuesday the 7th of March, 1786. By Philip Francis, Esq. London: Printed for J. Debrett, opposite Burlington‐House, Piccadilly. ESTC: T3265. Shelf‐mark: 8° 28/4 (probable match). Manuscript amendment to the text on page 72. 1786. Hastings, Warren (1732‐1818). Mr. Hastings's review of the state of Bengal. London: Printed for G. Kearsley, at No 46, in Fleet‐Street. ESTC: T62148. Shelf‐mark: 8° 28/5 (probable match). 14 13 histoire du tom jaunes 3 Vol in 12°. This is likely to refer to an edition of The history of Tom Jones, a foundling (1749) by Henry Fielding (1707‐1754), but there is no obvious match in the catalogue of the municipal library. 15 14 iliade d’homere traduction de pope 6 Vol in 12°. 1720. Homer. The iliad of Homer. Translated by Mr. Pope. The second edition. 6 vols. London: Printed by W. Bowyer, for Bernard Lintot between the Temple‐Gates. ESTC: T55423. Shelf‐mark: 8° 8596(1), 8° 8596(2), 8° 8596(3), 8° 8596(4), 8° 8596(5), and 8° 8596(6) (probable match). Manuscript inscription on pastedown (front) of vol. 1 reads ‘1769’. Ownership inscription on front free endpaper (recto) of vol. 1 reads ‘Delariviere Gage / Lr 6 vol: 0‐18‐0 / 1722’. Ownership inscription on title‐page of all six volumes reads ‘Delariviere Gage / [Tho.] Gage’. Provenance suggests these volumes were previously owned by Delariviere Gage (nee D’Ewes) and her son, Sir Thomas Gage.13 16 15 Caroline ou les bizarreries dela fortune 3 Vol in 12°. 1787. [Hughes, Anne]. Published anonymously. Caroline; or, the diversities of fortune: a novel. In three volumes. The third edition. 3 vols. London: Printed for W. Lane, Leadenhall‐Street. ESTC: N2976. Shelf‐mark: 8° 10096(1), 8° 10096(2), and 8° 10096(3) (probable match). 17 16 Recueil des Comedies 1 Vol in 8°. The following seven plays are bound together as A collection of English comedies. Shelf‐mark: 8° 7860 (possible match). 1787. Holcroft, Thomas (1745‐1809). Seduction: a comedy. As it is performed at the Theatre‐Royal in Drury‐Lane. London: Printed for G. G. J. and J. Robinson, Paternoster‐Row. ESTC: T47416. 1787. Stuart, C[harles]. The distress’d Baronet: a farce. In two acts. As it is performed at the Theatre Royal, Drury‐Lane. London: Printed for J. Debrett, opposite Old Bond Street, Piccadilly. ESTC: T102214. 1786. Pilon, Frederick (1750‐1788). He would be a soldier. A comedy in five acts. As performed at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden. The second edition. London: Printed for G. G. J. and J. Robinson, Pater‐noster Row. ESTC: N7169. 1788. Inchbald [née Simpson], Elizabeth (1753‐1821). Appears on title‐page as Mrs. Inchbald. Such things are; a play, in five acts. As performed at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden. London: Printed for G. G. J. and J. Robinson, Pater‐noster Row. ESTC: T48811. 1786. Burgoyne, John (1722‐1792). The heiress. A comedy in five acts. As performed at the Theatre‐Royal Drury‐ Lane. Fourth edition. London: Printed for J. Debrett, opposite BurlingtonHouse, Piccadilly. ESTC: N7311. 1787. Cobb, James (1756‐1818). The first floor; a farce. In two acts. As it is now acting at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane. London: Printed for C. Dilly, in the Poultry. ESTC: T35551. Manuscript dedication on title‐page (verso) reads ‘[To] Miss [Jane] Pope [1744‐1818] from the Author’. 1786. Cowley [nee Parkhouse], Hannah (1743‐1809). Appears on title‐page as Mrs. Cowley. A school for greybeards; or, the mourning bride: a comedy, in five acts. As performed at the Theatre Royal, Drury‐Lane. London: Printed for G. G. J. and J. Robinson, Paternoster‐Row. ESTC: T47165. 18 17 elements de mathematiques et de physique par dgravezand 1 Vol in 8°. 1729. ’s Gravesande, Willem Jacob (1688‐1742). Mathematical elements of physicks, prov’d by experiments: being an introduc ‐ tion to Sir Isaac Newton's philosophy. By Dr. Wm. James ’s Gravesande, Professor of Mathematicks and Astronomy in the University of Leyden, and Fellow of the Royal Society of London. Made English, and illustrated with 33 copper‐plates. Revis’d and corrected, by Dr. John Keill, F.R.S. Professor of Astronomy in Oxford. London: Printed for G. Strahan in Cornill, Arth. Bettesworth in Pater‐noster‐Row, W. Lewis in Covent‐Garden, W. Mears without Temple‐Bar; and T. Woodward within Temple‐Bar. ESTC: T120694. Shelf‐mark: 8° 2668 (probable match). 19 18 Chaque homme et son jardinier 1 Vol in 8°. This is likely to refer to an edition of Every man his own gardener (1767), by John Abercrombie (1726‐1806) and Thomas Mawe, but there is no obvious match in the catalogue of the municipal library. 20 19 observations sur le commerce des etats d’amerique 1 Vol. in 8°. 1783. Holroyd, John Baker, first earl of Sheffield (1735‐1821). Observations on the commerce of the American states. With an appendix; containing an account of all rice, indigo, cochineal, tobacco, sugar, molasses, and rum imported into and exported from Great‐Britain the last ten years. [...] The second edition. London: Printed for J. Debrett, (successor to Mr. Almon) opposite Burlington‐House, Piccadilly. ESTC: T41774. Shelf‐mark: 8° 2328 (definite match). Ownership inscription on title‐page reads ‘William MacIntosh. London 1783’. 21 20 esquisse impartiale Des Debats Dela chambre Des Communes d’irlande Sur une motion faite le Vendredi 12 aouit 1785 par thomas orde 1 Vol in 8°. [1785]. Woodfall, William (bap. 1745, d. 1803). An impartial sketch of the debate in the House of Commons of Ireland, on a motion made on Friday, August 12, 1785, by the Rt. Hon. Thomas Orde, secretary to the Rt. Hon. Charles Manners, Duke of Rutland, Lord Lieutenant, for leave to bring in a bill for effectuating the intercourse and commerce between Great Britain and Ireland, on permanent and equitable principles, for the mutual benefit of both countries. [.]. Dublin: Printed for Luke White, No. 68, Dame‐street. ESTC: N16791. Shelf‐mark: 8° 26 (probable match). 22 21 Le plus nouveau de tous les exercices sur toutes les parties de la lange francaise 1 Vol in 12°. 1769. Deletanville, Thomas. A new set of exercises upon the various parts of French speech, calculated for the use of such as are desirous of making French without the help of any grammar or dictionary whatever. […] The second edition. London: Printed for J. Nourse, bookseller to his Majesty. ESTC: this edition is not listed. Shelf‐mark: 8° 4316 (probable match). 23 22 Collection Choisie De lettres originales Sur Different Sujets incomplete. 1755. Published anonymously. A select collection of original letters; written by the most eminent persons, on various entertaining subjects, and on many important occasions: from the reign of Henry the Eighth, to the present time. 2 vols. London: Printed for J. and J. Rivington, in St. Paul's Church‐Yard, and R. and J. Dodsley, in Pall‐Mall. ESTC: T144042: Shelf‐mark: 8° 8083(1) and 8° 8083(2) (probable match). 24 [N]ouvelle Collection de Voyage incomplet 1 Vol in 8. Inventory does not number this item. This may refer to an edition of A new collection of voyages and travels (170810) edited by John Stevens, but there is no obvious match in the catalogue of the municipal library. 25 23 Le guide nouveau pour le Commerce Des indes orientales incomplet. 1775. Stevens, Robert. The new and complete guide to the East‐India trade. [.] The second edition, enlarged and corrected. London: Printed for D. Steel, the Lower‐End of the Minories, Little Tower‐Hill; S. Bladon, Pater‐Noster‐Row; and S. Hooper, Ludgate‐Hill. ESTC: T147396. Shelf‐mark: 4° 2566 (definite match). Ownership inscription on title‐page reads ‘Mr MacIntosh’. 26 24 theatre de Shkakespeare (sic) incomplet 4 Vol in 12. 1766. Shakespeare, William (1564‐1616). The plays of William Shakespeare. Volume the second, containing, Measure for Measure. The Merchant of Venice, As You Like It. Love's Labour's Lost. Dublin: Printed for A. Leathley, C. Wynne, P. Wilson, J. Exshaw, H. Saunders, J. Potts, S. Watson, J. Mitchell, and J. Williams. ESTC: T42453. Shelf‐mark: 8° 7831(2) (probable match). 1766. Shakespeare, William (1564‐1616). The plays of William Shakespeare. Volume the fifth. Containing, King Richard II. The First Part of King Henry IV. The Second Part of King Henry IV. Dublin: Printed for A. Leathley, C. Wynne, P. Wilson, J. Exshaw, H. Saunders, James Potts, S. Watson, J. Mitchell, J. Williams. ESTC: T42453. Shelf‐mark: 8° 7831(5) (probable match). 1762. Shakespeare, William (1564‐1616). The works of Shakespeare: volume the seventh. Containing, Julius Casar. Anthony and Cleopatra. Cymbeline. Troilus and Cressida. London: Printed for C. Hitch and L. Hawes, J. and R. Tonson, B. Dod. G. Woodfall, J. Rivington, R. Baldwin, T. Longman, S. Crowder and Co. W. Johnston, C. Corbert, T. Lownds, and T. Caston. ESTC: T138852. Shelf‐mark: 8° 7831(7) (probable match). 1766. Shakespeare, William (1564‐1616). The plays of William Shakespeare. Volume the eighth. Containing, Timon of Athens. Titus Andronicus. Macbeth. C. Marcius Coriolanus. Dublin: Printed for A. Leathley, C. Wynne, P. Wilson, J. Exshaw, H. Saunders, J. Potts, S. Watson, J. Mitchell, and J. Williams. ESTC: T42453. Shelf‐mark: 8° 7831(8) (probable match). 27 [O]uvrage de georges Lilles incomplete 2 Vol in 12. Inventory does not number this item. 1775. Lillo, George (1693‐1739). The works of Mr. George Lillo; with some account of his life. 2 vols. London: Printed for T. Davies, in Russell‐Street, Covent‐Garden, Bookseller to the Royal Academy. ESTC: T52777. Shelf‐mark: 8° 8048(1) and 8° 8048(2) (probable match). 28 25 Les ouvrages de Laurence Sterne incompl. 5 Vol in 12. 1774. Sterne, Laurence (1713‐1768). The works of Laurence Sterne M.A. in seven volumes. 7 vols (of which Macintosh's library appears to have contained vols 1, 2, and 4). [Dublin]: Thomas Arimtage College‐Green. ESTC: T14763. Shelf‐mark: 8° 9188(2) (vol. 1). 8° 9188(1) (vol. 2), and 8° 9188(3) (vol. 4) (possible match). 1771. Sterne, Laurence (1713‐1768). A sentimental journey through France and Italy. By Mr. Yorick. [...] A new edition. 2 vols (of which the municipal library has only vol. 1). London: Printed for T. Becket and P. A. De Hondt, near Surrey Street in the Strand. ESTC: T14774. Shelf‐mark: 8° 9188(4) (possible match). The match here is described only as possible because of the discrepancy between the number of volumes listed in the inventory (five) and the surviving volumes in the catalogue of the municipal library (four). 29 Considerations sur la paix 1 Vol in 12. Inventory does not number this item. This is likely to refer to an edition of Considerations sur la paix de 1783 (1783) by Guillaume‐Thomas Raynal (1713‐1796), but there is no obvious match in the catalogue of the municipal library. 30 26 grammaire dela langue fran^aise 1 Vol in 8°. 1783. Chambaud, Lewis (?‐1776). A grammar of the French tongue, with a preparatory discourse, containing an essay on the proper method for teaching and learning that language. [.] The eighth edition, revised and corrected. London: Printed for C. Bathurst, W. Strahan, J. Rivington and Sons, S. Crowder, B. Law, T. Longman, C. Dilly, J. Wilkie, G. Robinson, T. Cadell, P. Elmsley, R. Baldwin, J. Fielding, and S. Hayes. ESTC: N18065. Shelf‐mark: 8° 4668 (possible match). 31 27 petit Dictionnaire de poquet anglais 1 Vol quarré. 1781. Entick, John (c. 1703‐1773) The new spelling dictionary, teaching to write and pronounce the English tongue with ease and propriety; [.] A new edition. Carefully revised and corrected. London: Printed for Charles Dilly, in the Poultry. ESTC: T213293. Shelf‐mark: 8° 8927 (definite match). Macintosh retained the receipt for the purchase of this dictionary (in London, on 29 April 1782).14 He paid 2s for the dictionary and 5s for an edition of Hannah Glasse's The art of cookery made plain and easy (1747). Glasse's book is not listed in the inventory. 32 28 traité dela navigation par henri Wilson 1 Vol in 8°. 1741. Wilson, Henry (1673‐1741). Navigation new modell’d: or, a treatise of geometrical, trigonometrical, arith ‐ meti cal, instrumental, and practical navigation. [.] The fourth edition, with the addition of spherical trigonometry, and astronomy. London: Printed for W. Mount and T. Page on Tower‐Hill; and W. Meadows, at the Angel, near the Fleece‐Tavern in Cornhill. ESTC: T171500. Shelf‐mark: Res. 3938 (probable match). Front pastedown contains a manuscript inscription listing the book's price as ‘L o‐5‐o’. 33 29 essais Sur les Beautés dela peinture et Sur les merites des plus Celebres peintres anciens et modernes. 1 Vol in 12. 1769. Webb, Daniel (c. 1719‐1798). An inquiry into the beauties of painting; and into the merits of the most celebrated painters, ancient and modern. [...] the third edition. London, Printed for J. Dodsley, in Pall‐Mall. ESTC: T101354. Shelf‐mark: 8° 4376 (probable match). 34 30 Memoirs Sur une Carte del’indostan ou del’empire du mogol par Renel Relie en Carton. 1 Vol in 4°. 1783. Rennell, James (1742‐1830). Memoir of a map of Hindoostan; or the mogul's empire: with an examination of some positions in the former system of Indian geography; and some illustra ‐ tions of the present one: and a complete index of names to the map. London: Printed by M. Brown, for the author: and sold by W. Faden, corner of St. Martin's Lane, Charing Cross. ESTC: T147382. Shelf‐mark: 4° 2559 (definite match). Ownership inscription on title‐page reads ‘William MacIntosh 1783’. 35 31 Nouvelle methode d’apprendre facilement la langue italienne d’apres Veneroni 1 Vol in 8°. This is likely to refer to an edition of A new method of easily attaining the Italian tongue, according to the instructions of Signor Veneroni (1762) by David Francesco Lates (?‐1777), but there is no obvious match in the catalogue of the municipal library. 36 32 Remarques Sur l’administration des affaires dela Compagnie des indes Broches 4 Vols in 8°. [1781]. Published anonymously. Remarks on the administration of the East‐India Company's affairs in India. Particularly from April 1772, to February 1780. Interspersed with observations on the country, the natives, and the measures proper to be adopted, and necessary to be steadily pursued, in order to secure and to render permanently useful to the British Nation, their possessions in India. [London]. ESTC: N20747. Shelf‐mark: 8° 25 (definite match). Ownership inscription on page 1 reads ‘William MacIntosh 1781’. 37 33 Discours De fox Sur l’independance Del’amerique. Brochés 1 Vol in 8°. This is likely to refer to an edition of The speech of the Right Honourable Charles James Fox, on American independence: spoken in the House of Commons, on Tuesday, July 2, 1782 (1782), but there is no obvious match in the catalogue of the municipal library. 38 34 abregé de toutes les Sciences à l’usage des enfants Brochés 1 Vol in 8°. This is likely to refer to an edition of Abrégé de toutes les sciences, à l’usage des enfants (1757) by Johann Heinrich Samuel Formey (1711‐1797), but there is no obvious match in the catalogue of the municipal library. 39 35 etat Des differentes monnaies Soit Reelles Soit imaginaires qui Servent au Commerce des indies. 1 Vol in 8°. 1768. [Brooks, Thomas (?‐?)]. An authentick account of all the different coins, (both real and imaginary) by which accompts in East Indies are kept [...]. London: Printed for W. Domville, bookseller, No. 95. under the Royal Exchange. ESTC: this edition is not listed. Shelf‐mark: 8° 2418 (probable match). 40 [G]rammaire anglaise par Barker 1 Vol in 12. Inventory does not number this item. The inventory notes at this point that ‘tous les livres Cidessus Sont ecrits en anglais’. 1785. [Barker, Edward (?‐?)]. Grammar of the English tongue for the Italians […] / Grammatica della lingua Inglese per gli Italiani […]. Venice: Bassaglia. ESTC: this edition is not listed. Shelf‐mark: 8° 8914 (definite match). Ownership inscription on title‐page reads ‘William MacIntosh Rome 1790’. 41 36 Commerce del’amerique par Marseille 2 Vol in 4°. 1764. [Chambon (receveur des fermes)]. Published anonymously. Le commerce de l’Amérique par Marseille, ou Explication des lettres‐patentes du Roi, portant règlement pour le commerce qui se fait de Marseillle aux îles françaises de l’Amérique, données au mois de février 1719. [...] parun citadin. 2 vols. A Avignon. Shelf‐mark: 4° 3592 (1) and 4° 3592 (2) (probable match). 42 37 anecdotes italiennes 1 Vol in 8°. 1769. [La Croix, Jean‐François de (?‐ ?)]. Published anonymously. Anecdotes italiennes, depuis la destruction de l?Empire romain en occident, jusqu’à nos jours. A Paris, Chez Vincent, Imprimeur‐Libraire, rue S. Severin. Shelf‐mark: 8° 15174 (probable match). 43 38 Memoirs de Brandebourg 1 Vol in 12°. 1767. [Frédéric II, roi de Prusse (1712‐1786)]. Memoires pour servir à l’histoire de Brandebourg. A Londres, Chez Jean Nourse. 2 vols. ESTC: T171409. Shelf‐mark: 8° 12815 (probable match). 44 39 opinions Religieuses de neker 1 Vol in 12. This is likely to refer to an edition of De l’Importance des opinions religieuses (1788) by Jacques Necker (1732‐1804), but there are too many possible matches in the catalogue of the municipal library to establish a reliable correspondence with the inventory. 45 40 Exercices de piété par le p griffet 1 Vol in 12. This is likely to refer to an edition of Exercice de piété pour la communion (1748) by Henri Griffet (1698‐1771), but there is no obvious match in the catalogue of the municipal library. 46 41 la Science du Maitre d’hotel Confiseur 1 Vol in 12. This is likely to refer to an edition of La science du maître d’hôtel confiseur (1750) by Menon, but there is no obvious match in the catalogue of the municipal library. 47 42 Melanges tirés d’une grande Bibliotheque incomplete 1 Vol in 8°. This is likely to refer to a specific volume of Melanges tirés d’une grande bibliothèque (1779‐88), by Antoine‐René de Voyer d’Argenson (1722‐1787), but there is no obvious match in the catalogue of the municipal library. 48 43 la vie du Baron de trenk 2 Vol in 12. This is likely to refer to an edition of La Vie de Frédéric, baron de Trenck (1787) by Friedrich von der Trenck (1726‐1794), but there is no obvious match in the catalogue of the municipal library. 49 44 le maitre italien de Veneroni 1 Vol in 8°. This is likely to refer to an edition of Le Maître italien (1678) by Sieur de Veneroni (1642‐1708), but there are too many possible matches in the catalogue of the municipal library to establish a reliable correspondence with the inventory. 50 45 journal pour l’histoire Du 18 Siecle incomplet Broché 4 Vol. in 8°. 1788‐89. Published anonymously. Journal pour servir à l’histoire du dix‐huitieme siècle. 5 vols (vol. 1, 1788; vols 2‐5, 1789). A Paris, Chez les Libraires Associes. Shelf‐mark: 8° 14209(1), 8° 14209(2), 8° 14209(3), 8° 14209(4), and 8° 14209(5) (possible match). The match here is described only as possible because of the discrepancy between the number of volumes listed in the inventory (four) and the volumes in the catalogue of the municipal library (five). The separate volumes are, here, bound together as one. 51 46 Voyage en Syrie par Volney incomplet 1 Vol in 8°. 1787. Volney, Constantin‐François de Chasseboeuf (1757‐1820) Voyage en Syrie et en Égypte, pendant les années 1783, 1784 et 1785 [...]. Seconde édition revue et corrigée. 2 vols. A Paris, Chez Desenne, Libraire, au Palais‐Royal, près le Théâtre des Variétés, No. 216. [Chez] Volland, Libraire, Quai des Augustins, No. 25. Shelf‐mark: 8° 11461(1) and 8° 11461(2) (possible match). The match here is described only as possible because of the discrepancy between the number of volumes listed in the inventory (one) and the volumes in the catalogue of the municipal library (two). 52 47 Bibliotheque phisico‐economique Dont 2 vol Brochés. 7 Vol in 8°. 1785. Published anonymously. Bibliotheque physico‐économique, instructive et amusante, année 1782, ou premiere année. Cinquiéme édition. A Paris, Chez Buisson, Libraire, Hôtel de Mesgrigny, rue des Poitevins, No. 13. Shelf‐mark: P 57 (probable match). Previously catalogued as 8° 2242(1). Bibliotheque physico‐économique, instructive et amusante, année 1783, ou seconde année. Quatrieme édition. A Paris, Chez Buisson, Libraire, hôtel de Mesgrigny rue des Poitevins, no. 13. Shelf‐mark: P 57 (probable match). Previously catalogued as 8° 2242(2). Bibliotheque physico‐économique, instructive et amusante, annee 1784, ou troisieme année. Seconde edition. A Paris, Chez Buisson, Libraire, Hotel de Mesgrigny, Rue des Poitevins, No. 13. Shelf‐mark: P 57 (probable match). Previously catalogued as 8° 2242(3). Bibliotheque physico‐economique, instructive et amusante, année 1785, ou quatrième année. A Paris, Rue et Hôtel Serpente. Shelf‐mark: P 57 (probable match). Previously catalogued as 8° 2242(4). 1786. Published anonymously. Bibliotheque physico‐économique, instructive et amusante, année 1786, ou 5e année. 2 vols. A Paris, Chez Buisson, Libraire, Hotel de Mesgrigny, rue des Poitevins, No. 13. Shelf‐mark: P 57 (probable match). Previously catalogued as 8° 2242(5) and 8° 2242(6). Handwritten inscription on the front free endpaper (verso, facing titlepage) of vol. 2, in what appears to be Macintosh's hand, reads: ‘From and English paper—June [8?]th 1789. The Elder Tree possesses the following remarkable properties—1mo Saving Turnips from the Fly. 2do preserving wheat from the Yellows—3tio preserving Fruit Trees from Blight—4to Preserving Cabbage Plants from Catterpillars [sic]—These facts were ascertained before the Privy Council, in their enquires relative to the Hessian Fly—The Dwarf Elder has the most potent effluvia—and it requires no other trouble, than to strew the leaves over the ground, or to strike fruit Trees with the Twigs’. Although there is a discrepancy between the number of volumes listed in the inventory (seven) and the surviving volumes in the catalogue of the municipal library (six), this manuscript inscription strongly suggests a direct correspondence. 53 48 tableau historique Des Revolutions de geneve Broché 1 Vol in 8°. 1782. [Ivernois, Francis d’ (1757‐1842)]. Published anonymously. Tableau historique et politique des révolutions de Geneve dans le dix‐huitiéme siécle. A Geneve. Shelf‐mark: 8° 15015 (probable match). 54 49 L’ecole du jardin potager incomplete 1 Vol in 8. This is likely to refer to an edition of the anonymously published L’École du jardin potager (1749), but there is no obvious match in the catalogue of the municipal library. 55 50 plaidoyer de Linguet Contre le duc d’aiguillon B[roché]. 1 Vol [in] 8. 1788. Linguet, Simon‐Nicolas‐Henri (1736‐1794). Plaidoier pour S. N. H. Linguet, Ecuier, ancien Avocat au Parlement de Paris; prononcé par lui‐même en la grand’chambre. Dans sa discussion avec M. le duc d’Aiguillon, pair de France, ancien Commandant pour le Roi en Bretagne, &c. A Londres; Et se trouve à Bruxelles, Chez Le Maire, Imprimeur‐Libraire. Shelf‐mark: 8° 1452 (probable match). 56 De l’etat dela france par Calonne B[roché]. 1 Vol in 12. Inventory does not number this item. This is likely to refer to an edition of De l’état de la France présent et à venir, by Charles‐Alexandre de Calonne (1734‐1802), but there are too many possible matches in the catalogue of the municipal library to establish a reliable correspondence with the inventory. 57 51 Description dela galerie Royale de Florence B[roche]. 1 Vol in 12. This is likely to refer to an edition of Description de la galerie royale de Florence (1783), by Francesco Zacchiroli (1750‐1826), but there is no obvious match in the catalogue of the municipal library. 58 52 histoire dela ville d’âvignon traduite de l’italien de fantoni par le p dela croix carme dechaussé en manuscrit 1 Vol in 8°. n.d. [Maurice de la Croix, Le P. (carme déchaussé)]. Histoire d’Avignon et du comte Venaissin, par Fantoni. Shelf‐mark: Ms.2473 (probable match). Inscription on front pastedown reads ‘V. Chambaud’. This is most likely Dominique‐Victor‐Hyacinthe Chambaud (1773‐1849), curator of the Musee Calvet in Avignon from 1841 to 1849. 59 plus environ 30 Brochures Sur les affaires du tems. No obvious match in the catalogue of the municipal library. 60 53 Recueil de correspondance et lettres anglaises Relié in fol° 1 V. in fol°. 1763‐72. Copie des lettres de l’Anglais William Macintosh, du 1er février 1763 au 13 février 1772. Shelf‐mark: Ms.1297 (probable match). 61 54 theatre comique, comedie del Signor charlo goldon en anglais 13 [Vol] in 8°. This is likely to refer to an English translation of Il teatro comico (1750) by Carlo Goldoni (1707‐1793), but there is no obvious match in the catalogue of the municipal library. 62 55 Essay Sur La vie et Les Ecrits de Seneque avec des nottes tome 7e 1 [Vol] in 12. This is likely to refer to an edition of Essai sur la vie de Sénèque le philosophe (1778) by Denis Diderot (1713‐1784), published as vol. seven of Œuvres de Seneque le philosophe (1778‐79), but there is no obvious match in the catalogue of the municipal library. 63 56 Lettres addressées aux juifs par deux auteurs anglais un V[ol] in 8°. 1 [Vol] in 8°. This is likely to refer to an edition of Lettres adressées aux Juifs, par deux auteurs anglais (1789), but there is no obvious match in the catalogue of the municipal library.15 64 57 Essay general des tactique 2 V[ol] Brochés in 8°2 Broches in 8°. 1773. [Guibert, Jacques‐Antoine‐Hippolyte de (1743‐1790)]. Published anonymously. Essai général de tactique, précédé d’un Discours sur l’état actuel de la politique & de la science militaire en Europe; avec le plan d’un ouvrage intitulé: La France politique et militaire. 2 vols. A Liege, Chez C. Plomteux, Imprimeur des Etats. Shelf‐mark: 8° 7433(1) and 8° 7433(2) (probable match). Both volumes are now bound. 65 58 La philosophie italienne 2 Vol Broché in 8°1 [B]roché in 8°. No obvious match in the catalogue of the municipal library. 66 59 histoire de ladi lucie fenton 1 Broché in 12 1 [Broché] in 12. 1769. Published anonymously. Histoire de Lady Lucie Fenton. Ouvrage traduit de l’Anglois par M. De M**. 3 vols. A Londres. Shelf‐mark: 8° 9838 (probable match). All three volumes/parts together in boards, but not bound. 67 60 l’espion anglais 3 Vol Broché in 12 1 [Broche] idem [in 12]. This is likely to refer to three volumes of the ten‐volume serial L’Espion anglois, ou Correspondence secrete entre milord All’Eye et milord All’Ear (1777‐1784), attributed to Mathieu‐François Pidansat de Mairobert (1727‐1779). The catalogue of the municipal library lists a copy of Supplément a L’espion anglois (1781; shelf‐mark 8° 14216), by Joseph Lanjuinais (?‐1808), but there is no obvious match to the original serial itself. 68 61 les liaisons dangereuses 4 V[ol] Br[oché] in 12 4 idem [in 12]. 1782. [Choderlos de Laclos, Pierre‐Ambroise‐François (1741‐1803)]. Published as M. C De L... Les Liaisons dangereuses, ou Lettres recueillies dans une société, & publiées pour [’instruction de quelques autres. 4 vols. A Amsterdam; Et se trouve à Paris, Chez Durand Neveu, Libraire, à la Sagesse, rue Galande. The municipal library's only copy of this four‐volume edition was accessioned in 1921 as part of a bequest from the writer Paul Marieton (1862‐1911). There is, therefore, no obvious match. 69 62 l’ecole des maris 2 V[ol] idem [Broché in 12] 2 idem [in 12]. This is likely to refer to an edition of L’Écol des maris (1661), by Molière (JeanBaptiste Poquelin [1622‐1673]), but there are too many possible matches in the catalogue of the municipal library to establish a reliable correspondence with the inventory. 70 63 dissertation Sur la tolerance civile et Religie[use] En angleterre et en france 1 V[ol] in 8° Broché 1 in 8. 1778. [Petit, Émilien (1713‐1780?)]. Published anonymously. Dissertation sur la tolerance civile et religieuse en Angleterre et en France, a I’égard des non‐conformistes à la religion dominante. A Geneve, Et se trouve, A Paris, Chez Knapen & Fils, Lib.‐Imp. de la Cour des Aides, au bas du Pont S. Michel. Shelf‐mark: 8° 326 (probable match). 71 64 principes de l’art de la guerre 1 idem [Vol in 8° Broché] 1 idem [in 8°]. n.d. Published anonymously. Principes de l’art de la guerre. Shelf‐mark: 8° 7292 (probable match). Attributed in the catalogue of the municipal library to Leroy de Bosroger (?‐?), author of Principes de l’art de la guerre. Développés d’après les meilleurs exemples; & appliqués, tant aux operations d’un Corps d’Armee, qu’à celle des Détachement particuliers (1779). 72 65 Revolution de l’amerique 1 idem [Vol in 8° Broche] 1 idem [in 8°]. This is likely to refer to an edition of Révolution de l’Amérique (1781) by Guillaume‐Thomas Raynal, (1713‐1796), but there are too many possible matches in the catalogue of the municipal library to establish a reliable correspondence with the inventory. 73 66 grammaire en anglaise 1 idem [Vol in 8° Broché] 1 idem [in 8°]. No obvious match in the catalogue of the municipal library. 74 67 memoires Sur la Bastille et Sur la detention de M Linguet 1 idem [Vol in 8° Broché] 1 idem [in 8°]. 1783. Published anonymously. Memoires sur la Bastille, et sur la détention de M. Linguet, écrits par lui‐même. Londres, De l’Impremere de T. Spilsbury, Snowhill. ESTC: T113645. Shelf‐mark: 8° 34907/3 (probable match). This title is bound together with seventeen other pamphlets in a single volume, Révolution: docu ‐ ments historiques. 1789‐1792. 75 68 nouvel eclaircissement Sur le compte Rendu au Roy en 1781 1 idem [Vol in 8° Broché] 1 idem [in 8°]. 1788. Necker, Jacques (1732‐1804). Sur le compte rendu au roi en 1781. Nouveaux éclaircissements. A Paris. Shelf‐mark: 8° 1958 (possible match). Although there are three copies of this title in the catalogue, only 8° 1958 is broché. The inventory lists at this point ‘69 et une venus en platre de hauteur humaine’. Macintosh's other possessions are listed in a separate inventory in the Archives departementales de Vaucluse (1 L 452). 76 69 quinti horatii flacci opera 1 Vol [Broché] in 12 1 in 12. 1744. Horace. Quinti Horatii Flacci opera. Londini: Typis J. Brindley. ESTC: T46227. Shelf‐mark: 8° 9347 (possible match). The catalogue of the municipal library incorrectly lists this as a 1764 edition. Manuscript inscription on front free endpaper (verso) reads ‘M. Dalmas’. 77 70 p. Virgilii maronis opera 1 idem [Vol in 12] 1 idem [in 12]. 1744. Virgil. Publii Virgilii Maronis opera. Londini: Typis J. Brindley. ESTC: T139210. Shelf‐mark: 8° 9354 (possible match). The catalogue of the municipal library incorrectly lists this as a 1764 edition. Although there are other copies of this title in the catalogue, 8° 9354 matches the companion volume above (8° 9347) and is, therefore, more likely to be the one listed in the inventory. 78 1° Le theatre du Monde. 1649. Blaeu, Willem Jansz. (1571‐1638) / Blaeu, Joan (1599‐1673). Le theatre du monde Ou nouvel atlas Contenant les chartes et descriptions De tous les Païs de la terre Mis en lumiere Par Guillaume et Jean Blaeu. Amsterdami, Apud Johannem Guiljelmi F. Blaeu. Shelf‐mark: Atl. 220 (probable match). 1650. Blaeu, Willem Jansz. (1571‐1638) / Blaeu, Joan (1599‐1673). Le theatre du monde, ou nouvel atlas, Mis en lumiere par Guillaume & Jean Blaeu. Seconde partie. Amsterdam, Chez Jean Blaeu. Shelf‐mark: Alt. 221 (probable match). 1650. Blaeu, Willem Jansz. (1571‐1638) / Blaeu, Joan (1599‐1673). Le theatre du monde, ou nouvel atlas, Mis en lumiere par Guillaume & Jean Blaeu. Troisieme partie. Amsterdam, Chez Jean Blaeu. Shelf‐mark: Alt. 223 (probable match). 1646. Blaeu, Willem Jansz. (1571‐1638) / Blaeu, Joan (1599‐1673). Le theatre du monde, ou nouvel atlas, Mis en lumiere par Guillaume & Jean Blaeu. Quatrieme partie. Amsterdami, Chez Jean Blaeu. Shelf‐mark: Alt. 224 (probable match). 1654. Blaeu, Willem Jansz. (1571‐1638) / Blaeu, Joan (1599‐1673). Le theatre du monde, ou nouvel atlas de Jean Blaeu. Cinquieme partie. Amstel^dami: Apud Joannem Blaeu. Shelf‐mark: Alt. 225 (probable match). Footnotes 1 Françoise de Forbin, ‘Aux origines de la bibliothèque d’Avignon: les confiscations révolutionnaires’, Memoires de t’Académie de Vaucluse, 9 (1989), 99—112; Dominique Varry, ‘Revolutionary Seizures and their Consequences for French Library History’, in Lost Libraries: The Destruction of Great Book Collections Since Antiquity, ed. by James Raven (Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2004), pp. 181—96. 2 [William Macintosh], Travels in Europe, Asia, and Africa; describing characters, customs, manners, laws, and productions of nature and art: containing various remarks on the political and commercial interests of Great Britain; and delineating in particular, a new system for the government and improvement of the British settlements in the East Indies: begun in the year 1777, and finished in 1781, 2 vols (London: Murray, 1782). 3 Innes M. Keighren, ‘Circulating Seditious Knowledge: The “Daring Absurdities, Studied Misrepresentations, and Abominable Falsehoods” of William Macintosh’, in Mobilities of Knowledge, ed. by Heike Jöns, Peter Meusburger, and Michael Heffernan (Cham: Springer, 2017), pp. 67—83; Innes M. Keighren, ‘A Contested Vision of Empire: Anonymity, Authority, and Mobility in the Reception of William Macintosh's Travels in Europe, Asia, and Africa (1782)’, in Empire and Mobility in the Long Nineteenth Century, ed. by David Lambert and Peter Merriman (Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2020), pp. 50—68. 4 Much remains to be understood about Macintosh's counter‐revolutionary activities, but it is clear that he worked closely with the spymasters William Wickham and James Talbot in communicating politically valuable information to the British government during the French Revolution. See, for example, Michael Durey, William Wickham, Master Spy: The Secret War Against the French Revolution (London: Pickering & Chatto, 2009), pp. 211, 222. On the history of Avignon and the Vaucluse, see René Moulinas, Alain Maureau, and André Simon, Histoire de Vaucluse: Les Vauclusiens dans la vie nationale de 1793 à nos jours (Avignon: A. Barthélemy, 1993). 5 Avignon, Archives départementales de Vaucluse, 1 L 452, Réquisition, 23 nivôse an III (12 January 1795). On Néry's role as librarian and archivist, see Bernard Thomas, ‘Archives et révolution en Vaucluse: l’œuvre de Jean‐Étienne Néry (1750—1837)’, La Gazette des archives, 146—47 (1989), 387—407. On Bruny's role as agent national, see Charles Soullier, Histoire de la révolution d’Avignon et du Comté‐Venaissin, en 1789 at années suivantes, 2 vols (Paris: Seguin aîné; Avignon: V. Fischer‐Joly, 1844), ii, 258. 6 Avignon, Archives départementales de Vaucluse, 1 L 452, inventory of Macintosh's books, 19 pluviose an III (7 February 1795). The narrative report that precedes the inventory—while offering an amusing account of the farcical sequence of events that accompanied the seizure of Macintosh's library (misplaced keys, confusion over meeting times, and so on)—is both grammatically and syntactically ambiguous. Although the narrative appears to place Néry and Tempier at the scene of the seizure, along with (at various times) citoyens Fauquet and Roussin‐Bonnet, the inventory's authors are not themselves explicitly identified by name. 7 I am indebted to the staff of the Bibliothèque municipale d’Avignon (particularly M Guilhem de Corbier and Mme Karine Klein) and of the Archives départementales de Vaucluse for their valuable assistance and for their permission to quote from materials in their care. 8 Des Ecossais à Avignon (Avignon: Mediatheque Ceccano, 1990); George Dickson, Jacques III Stuart un Roi sans couronne (Paris: I.P.D., 1993). 9 Archives, propriete publique: bicentenaire des archives departement ales, 1796—1996 (Avignon: Archives départementales de Vaucluse, 1996), p. 39. 10 For their assistance in the transcription and translating of the inventory, I would like to thank Dr Elizabeth Haines and Dr Emily Hayes. I am grateful, too, to various members of SHARP‐L— particularly Dr Helwi Blom—who helped me decipher some of the inventory's more idiosyncratic entries. 11 The catalogue of the Bibliothèque municipale is available online at http://bibliotheques.avignon.fr. 12 All definite, probable, and possible matches have been subject to physical inspection at the Médiathèque Ceccano with the exception of items 4° 2562, 4° 2564, 8° 8914, and 8° 12815, which were examined remotely with the assistance of M Guilhem de Corbier. 13 Francis Young, The Gages of Hengrave and Suffolk Catholicism, 1640—1767 (Woodbridge: published for the Catholic Record Society by the Boydell Press, 2015). 14 Avignon, Archives départementales de Vaucluse, E titres de famille 96/1, Expences General 1781. 15 On this title, see Zosa Szajkowski, Jews and the French Revolutions of 1789, 1830 and 1848 (New York, NY: Ktav Publishing House, 1970), p. 897. © The Author 2021; all rights reserved This article is published and distributed under the terms of the Oxford University Press, Standard Journals Publication Model (https://academic.oup.com/journals/pages/open_access/funder_policies/chorus/standard_publication_model)
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