Julien Alexandre Achard de Bonvouloir explained
| Julien Alexandre Achard de Bonvouloir |
| Birth Date: | 10 May 1749 |
| Birth Place: | Passais |
| Death Place: | India |
| Occupation: | Diplomat |
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Julien Alexandre Achard de Bonvouloir (10 May 1749, in Passais-la-Conception – 1783) was a secret French envoy to the American colonies, in 1775.[1]
Julien Alexandre Achard de Bonvouloir's ancient family from Poitou and Normandy was divided into three branches: Achard de Bonvouloir, Achard de la Vente, and Achard de Leluardière. The eldest Achard was granted the right to lead the Bishop of Angoulême in saving the city from the infidels. Achard also fought the Saracens; a cross commemorating this battle stands at the site of the battle, bearing the inscription: "Achard, the Tison, the neighbor across the country has driven off the Saracens.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
Bibliography
- Joseph Hamon, Le chevalier de Bonvouloir: premier émissaire secret de la France auprès du Congrès de Philadelphie avant l'indépendance américaine, Jouve, 1953, 117 p.
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Notes and References
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- Web site: Nobiliaire universel de France, ou Recueil général des généalogies historiques des maisons nobles de ce royaume. Paris Au bureau du Nobiliaire universel de France, réimprimé à la Librairie Bachelin-Deflorenne . 2 January 2015.
- Web site: Packard Humanities Institute: The Papers of Benjamin Franklin. Franklinpapers.org. 2 January 2015.
- Web site: Les Français en Amérique pendant la guerre de L'indépendance des États-Unis 1777-1783. TXT. Thomas Balch. Gutenberg.org\accessdate=2 January 2015.
- Web site: History of Carpenter's Hall : The Unlikely Spy. https://web.archive.org/web/20060501130343/http://www.carpentershall.org/history/french.htm. dead. 1 May 2006. Carl G. Karsch. Carpentershall.org. 2 January 2015.
- Web site: Time lines : Pennsylvania. Timelinesdb.com. 2 January 2015.
