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A Piece of the Bastille

Object Status:

Unlocated

Accession Date:

June 29, 1790

Primary Source Reference:

Pennsylvania Packet (Philadelphia), 29 June 1790

Additional Source Text:

Also listed in Herald of Freedom (Boston), 13 July 1790.

Notes:

Peter Stephen Du Ponceau (born Pierre-Étienne du Ponceau) (1760-1844) was a French-American linguist, philosopher, and jurist. He was an active member of the American Philosophical Society.