Felis, since you've been super helpful to me in figuring out how to order from archives in the past, I wanted to let you know that I'm struggling with figuring out where to find, and how to order, and how much it will cost, the French envoy reports from the French foreign affairs department. I know that would mean navigating sites in French, not German, but just in case you feel up to it and have the time, I respect your detective skills greatly and could use the help.
And I just know that if I could get my hands on Rottembourg's and Sauveterre's envoy reports from the 1720s and 1730, we'd find something good! :D (If nothing else, I'd like to cite the reports directly for the Peter Keith bio, and not have to rely on Lavisse's summaries.) But every time I try to find them, I either end up searching a catalogue where they don't turn up, or a website refuses to load, or I end up looking at a pricing form that says 50 euros per page, and it's just been a frustrating experience. I can't even figure out what building I would need to go to and and what I would need to ask for if I ended up going in person.
If you don't have time, I'll see what I can do, but I don't know if or when I'll have more success in the future than I have in the past.
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Re: New archive material wishlist: Felis?
Date: 2025-01-16 03:04 pm (UTC)And I just know that if I could get my hands on Rottembourg's and Sauveterre's envoy reports from the 1720s and 1730, we'd find something good! :D (If nothing else, I'd like to cite the reports directly for the Peter Keith bio, and not have to rely on Lavisse's summaries.) But every time I try to find them, I either end up searching a catalogue where they don't turn up, or a website refuses to load, or I end up looking at a pricing form that says 50 euros per page, and it's just been a frustrating experience. I can't even figure out what building I would need to go to and and what I would need to ask for if I ended up going in person.
If you don't have time, I'll see what I can do, but I don't know if or when I'll have more success in the future than I have in the past.
No worries if you can't! Just thought I'd ask!