Jean-Baptiste Lingaud papers Ms. Coll. 515 Finding aid prepared by Anton Matytsin. Last updated on April 24, 2020. University of Pennsylvania, Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts July 2004 Jean-Baptiste Lingaud papers Table of Contents Summary Information...................................................................................................................................3 Biography/History.........................................................................................................................................4 Scope and Contents.......................................................................................................................................4 Administrative Information...........................................................................................................................4 Controlled Access Headings......................................................................................................................... 5 Collection Inventory..................................................................................................................................... 6 Mayor’s Office of Limoges.....................................................................................................................6 Personal Papers of Lingaud...................................................................................................................27 - Page 2 - Jean-Baptiste Lingaud papers Summary Information Repository University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts Creator Lingaud, Jean-Baptiste, b. 1760 Title Jean-Baptiste Lingaud papers Call number Ms. Coll. 515 Date [inclusive] 1775-1824 Extent 4 boxes (+ map case drawer) Language French Abstract The collection comprises 492 items dating from 1775 to 1824: among these are letters, municipal documents, police records, trial transcripts, and some of Lingaud’s personal papers. The pre-Revolutionary documents mainly include bureaucratic correspondence between Limoges and the court in Versailles and Paris. After 1792 there emerges a vast number of name lists and secret surveillance records as well as arrest warrants for aristocrats and their sympathizers. Most notable in this part of the collection are letters and documents from the Revolutionary Committee and the Surveillance Committee. Cite as: Jean-Baptiste Lingaud papers, Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, University of Pennsylvania - Page 3 - Jean-Baptiste Lingaud papers Biography/History Jean-Baptiste Lingaud was born in Limoges in 1760. In 1777 he took up the post of secretary-clerk (secrétaire-greffier) at the Hôtel de Ville in Limoges. In 1780 he was appointed advisor to the King, lieutenant-general, and prosecutor of Limoges (posts he most likely kept until 1789). His tenure as secretary survived a number of mayors, the Revolution in 1789, and the aggressive anti-aristocratic policies of the Jacobins; it even oulived Napoleon’s rule. His links to the police are most likely responsible for providing a number of trial documents and police reports in his collection. Scope and Contents The collection comprises 492 items dating from 1775 to 1824 (most likely the year of Lingaud’s death); among these are letters, municipal documents, police records, trial transcripts as well as some of Lingaud’s personal papers. All of these items most likely went through Lingaud, considering his official position. The pre-Revolutionary documents primarily include bureaucratic correspondence between Limoges and the court in Versailles and Paris. After 1792 there emerges a vast number of name lists and secret surveillance records as well as arrest warrants for the aristocrats and their sympathizers. Most notable in this part of the collection are letters and documents from the ‘Revolutionary Committee’ and the ‘Surveillance Committee’. Between 1795 and 1800 there exists a consistent correspondence between Lingaud and Jean-Guineau-Dupré, who was the representative for the Haute-Vienne region in the ‘Conseil des Anciens’ and Lingaud’s personal friend. Guineau’s letters to Lingaud provide vivid detail about the ‘Conseil des Anciens’ as well as important events in Paris. In addition, there is a less frequent correspondence between Léonard-Honoré Gay-Vernon, who was the deputy of the ‘Counsel of 500' and the officials of Limoges. Administrative Information University of Pennsylvania, Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts July 2004 Finding aid prepared by Anton Matytsin. - Page 4 - Jean-Baptiste Lingaud papers Source of Acquisition Purchased from Raymond Clavreuil, 1960 Controlled Access Headings FORM/GENRE(S) • Correspondence • Legal documents • Manuscripts, French--18th century • Manuscripts, French--19th century GEOGRAPHIC NAME(S) • France--History--Revolution, 1789-1799 • Limoges (France)--Politics and government - Page 5 - Jean-Baptiste Lingaud papers Collection Inventory MAYOR’S OFFICE OF LIMOGES, 1775-1824. 465 ITEMS. Box Folder 1775-1780. 11 items. 1 1 Contents * Letter from Fournier (notary) to Limoges, 5 August 1775; 2 leaves * Report from D’aine (advisor to the King, Police Intendant of Limoges), 11 August 1775; 1 leaf * Letter from Manént to the Mayor of Limoges, n.d. Attached is a certificate of receipt from Fournier, 19 August 1775; 2 leaves * Report from D’aine, 3 October 1775; 1 leaf * Letter from D’aine to the officials of Limoges, 17 October 1776; 2 leaves * Report to the officials of Limoges, written and signed by Lingaud, 1 May 1777; 1 leaf (in Box 4, Folder 43) * Document from the officials of Limoges, written and signed by Lingaud, 1 May 1777; 1 leaf * Report from Fournier, 24 May 1777; 1 leaf * Letter from D’aine to the officials of Limoges, 19 July 1777 (1 leaf) * Certificate of receipt from Roulhac, 27 September 1780 (1 leaf) * Document from the King addressed to Limoges, signed by D’aine; 30 December 1780 (1 leaf) 1781-1784. 7 items. 1 2 Contents * Document written and signed by Tanchon, 10 January 1781; 2 leaves * Document from the Prefecture of Haute-Vienne, 17 May 1871; 1 leaf * Document sent from Versailles to Limoges; n.d. [1781?]; 3 leaves * Document, n.d. [1781?]. 2 leaves - Page 6 - * Letter from Roulhac to Naurinart (mayor of Limoges), 22 February 1782; 1 leaf * Document written and signed by Fournier; 10 February 1783; 1 leaf * Letter to the officials of Limoges, 8 October 1784; 1 leaf 1785-1789. 16 items. 1 3 Contents * Document, 14 February 1785; 1 leaf * Document signed by Boysse; 23 February 1785; 1 leaf * Letter from Lingaud to Limoges Bureau des Finances; n.d. [1785?]; 1 leaf * 2 Documents: signed by Martin, 18 January 1786; signed by Roulhac, 13 May 1786; 1 leaf * Document signed by Frerot, 30 January 1786; 1 leaf * Document written and signed by Lingaud, 3 Avril 1786; 1 leaf * Document signed by Fournier; 20 May 1786; 1 leaf * Document 20 February 1787; 1 leaf * Document signed by Domittiers, 17 September 1787; 1 leaf * Document 20 September 1787; 1 leaf * Document signed by Fournaud, 1 January 1788; 1 leaf * Letter from Vassal Rapporteur, 20 April 1788; 1 leaf * Document 8 May 1788; 1 leaf * Document signed by Berttson, 9 May 1788; 2 leaves * Document 4 April 1789; 1 leaf 1789 (May-August). 13 items. 1 4 Contents * Document signed by Lingaud 12 May 1789; 1 leaf * Letter from d’Abbès to the police of Limoges, 19 May 1789; 1 leaf * Letter from Bouriaud, 22 May 1789; 1 leaf * Letter from Cramaugaud, 22 May 1789; 1 leaf * 2 Letters: signed by Ruaud, 23 May 1789; unsigned, 25 May 1789; 1 leaf * Document signed by Deboulhai, 23 May 1789; 5 leaves (in Box 4, Folder 44) * Letter from Dudon to the officials of Limoges, 29 May 1789; 1 leaf * Document signed by Louis XVI, 4 July 1789 ; 2 leaves (in Box 4, Folder - Page 7 - 45) * Document signed by Bermusson and Abbès, 29 July, 1789; 1 leaf * Letter from the officials of Treignac to the officials of Limoges, 3 August 1789;1 leaf * Letter from the officials of Uzerche to the officials of Limoges, 4 August, 1789; 1 leaf * Letter from the officials of La Souterraine to the officials of Limoges, 4 August 1789; 1 leaf 1789 (August-September). 10 items. 1 5 Contents * Letter from the officials of Perigneux to the officials of Limoges, 6 August 1789; 1 leaf * Extract of a letter from Chalus to St. Sudrie, 6 August 1789; 1 leaf * Letter from the officials of Limoges, 7 August 1789; 1 leaf * Letter from the officials of Limoges, 7 August, 1789; 1 leaf * Letter from the officials of Limoges, 7 August, 1789; 1 leaf * Document from the officials of Limoges, signed by Lingaud, 7 September 1789; 1 leaf * Document from the officials of Limoges, written by Lingaud, 13 September 1789; 1 leaf * Document from the officials of Limoges, written and signed by Lingaud, 15 Sept. 1789; 1 leaf * Document from the officials of Limoges, written by Lingaud, 21 September 1789; 1 leaf * Parody entitled ‘Pater des Français’ n.d. [1789?] 1790. 16 items. 1 6 Contents * Document from the officials of Limoges, 4 February 1790; 1 leaf (in Box 4, Folder 46) - Certificate of Receipt, unsigned, 27 February 1790, 1 leaf * Letter from the officials of Limoges to the National Assembly, 12 March 1790; 1 leaf * Proclamation of the King, 10 June 1790; 2 leaves - Page 8 - * Letter from the officials of Beaune, 21 June 1790; 1 leaf * Letter from Echaupre to the officials of Limoges, 22 June 1789; 1 leaf * Letter from Marbobin (curé and mayor of Deyjaux) to the officials of Limoges, 22 June 1789; 1