Joseph Fauchet, minister plenipotentiary of the French Republic near the United States : to Mr. Randolph secretary of state of the United States.

Format:

Government document

Microformat

Author/Creator:

France. Légation (U.S.)

Contributor:

Taylor, Geo. (George), translator.

Fauchet, Joseph, baron, 1761-1834.

United States. Congress 1794-1795). Senate.

France. Convention nationale. Comité de salut public.

Series:

Early American imprints. First series ; no. 29722.

Early American imprints. First series ; no. 28696.

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Washington, George, 1732-1799, 1732-1799. Message ... Jan. 8, 1795.

Washington, George.

United States. Department of State.

United States.

Weights and measures--France.

Weights and measures.

Metric system.

France.

Physical Description:

8 pages ; 21 cm (8vo)

4x6 in.

monochrome

service copy

negative

Place of Publication:

[Philadelphia] : Printed by John Fenno., [1795]

Notes:

Concerning the French decimal system of weights and measures.

At head of title: [Translation.] Philadelphia, the 15th thermidor, 2d year of the French Republic, one and indivisible, (2d August. 1794, Old Style.).

"In Senate of the United States, January 9th, 1795. Ordered, that three hundred copies of the communication from the minister of the French Republic, of a decree of the Committee of Public Safety of the National Convention, referred to in the message of the president of the United States of the 8th instant, on the subject of weight and measures, be printed for the use of the Senate. ..."--p. [1].

"Faithfully translated from the original, by Geo. Taylor, Junr."

Printer's name from colophon. Date and place of publication supplied by Evans.

Microfiche. [New York : Readex Microprint, 1985] 11 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 29722).

Microfiche. [New York : Readex Microprint, 1985] 11 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 28696).

Cited in:

Evans 29722

Evans 28696

OCLC:

55835886