Collection Summary
Mercy-Argenteau Family
Papers
1410-1921
1410-1921
MSS32631
Mercy
family
Argenteau
family
10,000
items
88 containers plus 22 oversize
44.4 linear feet
Dutch
French
German
Latin
Spanish
Collection material in
Dutch,
French,
German, Latin, and
Spanish
Manuscript Division, Library of
Congress
Washington, D.C.
Correspondence,
commissions, diplomas, certificates, and other documents. Includes military
papers relating to the Silesian War and Seven Years' War, letters from King
Leopold II of Austria, and material relating to California and
Mexico.
Selected Search Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the LC Catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically.
People
Argenteau family.
Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor, 1747-1792--Correspondence.
Mercy family.
Subjects
Seven Years' War, 1756-1763.
Silesian War, 1st, 1740-1742.
Silesian War, 2nd, 1744-1745.
Places
California--History.
Mexico--History.
Titles
Argenteau family papers
Mercy family papers
Provenance
The papers of the Mercy-Argenteau family were purchased by the
Library of Congress in 1913-1915.
Processing History
The collection was processed in 1998. The finding aid was revised in
2012.
Copyright Status
It is the researcher's responsibility to determine requirements of
domestic copyright laws and international treaties and conventions.
Access and Restrictions
The papers of the Mercy-Argenteau families are open to research.
Researchers are advised to contact the Manuscript Reading Room prior to
visiting. Many collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed to
retrieve these items for research use.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the
following information: Container number, Mercy-Argenteau Family Papers,
Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Scope and Content Note
The papers of the Mercy-Argenteau family span the years 1410-1921 and
consist of correspondence, commissions, diplomas, certificates, and other
documents. Included are military papers relating to the Silesian War and Seven
Years' War, letters from King Leopold II of Austria, and material relating to
California and Mexico. The material is in Dutch, French, German, Latin, and
Spanish.
Arrangement of the Papers
The collection is organized by type of material largely as received,
with overlapping between folders or groups of chronological files and oversize
items at the end.
Container List
Container
Contents
1
Various documents,
1461-1598, 1703-1845, undated
1461-1598, 1703-1845, undated
(2 folders)
1
Estate papers,
1764-1876, undated
1764-1876, undated
(3
folders)
2
Eleven items from the collection,
selected at the time the papers were acquired for exhibition, and evacuated
from Washington, D.C., during World War II
2
Diploma of the Legion of Honor by
Louis XVIII,
1817
1817
2
Poem of welcome,
1780
1780
2
Patent signed by Duke of
Marlborough,
1706
1706
2
Letter of Prince Eugene of
Savoy,
1731
1731
2
Fragment of surtout worn by
Field-Marshall Mercy-Argenteau when killed at the battle of Parma,
27
June 1734
27
June 1734
2
Letter of Count Philip of
Flanders, father of King Albert of Belgium,
18
Nov. 1879
18
Nov. 1879
2
Plan of Battle of Labositz,
1
Oct. 1756, undated
1
Oct. 1756, undated
2
Plan and explanation of the
Battle of Kolin,
18
June 1757, undated
18
June 1757, undated
2
Passport to Marquis Frelon,
signed by Louis XIV and his mother, Anne, the Queen Regent,
24 Feb. 1651
24 Feb. 1651
2
Letter from King Leopold of
Belgium to Comte Mercy-Argenteau,
1879
1879
2
Official invitation to dinner
from Emperor Napoleon III to Archbishop Mercy-Argenteau,
1856
1856
2
Three labels from the collection
exhibit,
undated
undated
2
Papal blessing signed by Pope
Gregory XVI,
7
Feb. 1838
7
Feb. 1838
2
Letters, documents, Argenteau seal
and watermarks,
1636-1798, 1921, undated
1636-1798, 1921, undated
2
Memoire à son Excellence
Monseigneur le Comte Mercy D'Argenteau, gouverneur de Bruxelles, etc.; memoire
signed by Jacques Louis David (1748-1825),
undated
undated
2
Correspondence, documents, and
plans,
1649-1871
1649-1871
3
Estate records and miscellany,
1762-1857, undated
1762-1857, undated
(5 folders)
4
Chronological file
4
1600-1699
1600-1699
(2 folders)
5
1700-1720
1700-1720
(2 folders)
6
1721-1743
1721-1743
(4
folders)
7
1744-1751
1744-1751
(2 folders)
8
1751-1754
1751-1754
(2 folders)
9
1754-1757
1754-1757
(2 folders)
10
1757-1759
1757-1759
(2 folders)
11
1758-1768
1758-1768
(3 folders)
12
1769-1772
1769-1772
(2 folders)
13
1773-1781
1773-1781
(2 folders)
14
1782-1788
1782-1788
(2 folders)
15
1789-1791
1789-1791
(3
folders)
16
1792-1799
1792-1799
(4 folders)
17
1800-1884
1800-1884
(2
folders)
18
Packets
18
A,
1300-1500
[
See
Oversize
](con18pacamis)
1300-1500
18
Deed, in Latin, indebtedness
of Gobelinus de Zeersdorp,
1335
[
See
Oversize
](con10pacadeedovlat)
1335
18
Marriage contract, in French,
between Jehan D'Argenteau and Marie de Spotin,
1463
[
See
Oversize
](con18marrfreov)
1463
18
Deed, in French, by
chirograph, from Jacques D'Argenteaul et de Hermalle to Jehan Yernot according
water and fishing rights on the Meuse for twelve years from date,
1481
[
See
Oversize
](con18deedfreov)
1481
18
Will of Waultiere de
Haultepenne,
1486
[
See
Oversize
](con18willov)
1486
18
B,
1501-1600
[
See
Oversize
](con18packbov)
1501-1600
18
C,
17th-18th centuries
[
See
Oversize
](con18packcov)
17th-18th centuries
18
D,
16th-19th centuries
[
See
Oversize
](con18packdov)
16th-19th centuries
18
E,
15th century
15th century
18
F,
1410-1629
1410-1629
18
G,
1453-1699
1453-1699
19
H,
1500-1550
1500-1550
19
J,
1513-1814
1513-1814
20
K,
1526-1665
1526-1665
20
L,
1542-1695
1542-1695
20
M,
1509-1580 21
1509-1580 21
21
N,
1570-1635
1570-1635
21
O,
1581-1599
1581-1599
21
P,
1587-1747
1587-1747
22
Q,
1578-19th century
1578-19th century
23
R,
1520-17th century
1520-17th century
23
S,
1561-1790
1561-1790
24
T,
1515-1599
1515-1599
24
U,
16th-18th centuries
16th-18th centuries
25
V,
1539-1599
1539-1599
25
W,
1540-1584
1540-1584
26
X,
1520-18th century
1520-18th century
26
Y,
1440-1739
1440-1739
27
Chronological file
27
1572-1816
1572-1816
(4 folders)
28
1600-1630
1600-1630
(3 folders)
29
1620-1750
1620-1750
(3
folders)
30
1630-1699
1630-1699
(3
folders)
31
1639-1699
1639-1699
(3
folders)
32
1651-1690
1651-1690
(2 folders)
33
1661-1782
1661-1782
(3
folders)
34
1671-1739
1671-1739
(3 folders)
35
1677-1697
1677-1697
(3
folders)
36
1681-1690
1681-1690
(3
folders)
37
1681-1690
1681-1690
(2
folders)
38
1683-1694
1683-1694
(2
folders)
39
1691-1789
1691-1789
(2 folders)
40
1695-1800
1695-1800
41
1700-1710
1700-1710
(2 folders)
42
1700-1759
1700-1759
(3 folders)
43
1700-1895
1700-1895
(2 folders)
44
1711-1720
1711-1720
(3 folders)
45
1711-1759
1711-1759
(2
folders)
46
1715-1768
1715-1768
47
1720-1739
1720-1739
(3
folders)
48
1736-1878
1736-1878
(4
folders)
49
1721-1760
1721-1760
(3 folders)
50
1727-1773
1727-1773
(3
folders)
51
1731-1740
1731-1740
(3
folders)
52
1740-1750
1740-1750
(2
folders
53
1741-1750
1741-1750
(3
folders)
54
1750-1779
1750-1779
(3 folders)
55
1751-1760
1751-1760
(3
folders)
56
1751-1760
1751-1760
(3
folders)
57
1757-1791, 1881, undated
1757-1791, 1881, undated
(3
folders)
58
1760-1780
1760-1780
(3 folders)
59
1761-1795
1761-1795
(3 folders)
60
1749-1797
1749-1797
(3 folders)
61
1765-1884
1765-1884
(3
folders)
62
1771-1804, undated
1771-1804, undated
(3
folders)
63
1780-1880, undated
1780-1880, undated
(3
folders)
64
1781-1799
1781-1799
(2
folders)
65
1782-1790
1782-1790
(2
folders)
66
1702-1883
1702-1883
(2 folders)
67
1786-1812
1786-1812
(2 folders)
68
1795-1810
1795-1810
(3
folders)
69
1800-1820
1800-1820
(3
folders)
70
1811-1830
1811-1830
(3 folders)
71
1825-1884
1825-1884
(3 folders)
72
1841-1902
1841-1902
(2 folders)
73
1574-1879, undated
1574-1879, undated
(6 folders)
74
1782-1852, undated
1782-1852, undated
(5
folders)
75
1715-1876, undated
1715-1876, undated
(4 folders)
76
1670-1834, undated
1670-1834, undated
(4
folders)
77
1601-1887, undated
1601-1887, undated
(5 folders)
78
1511-1881, undated
1511-1881, undated
(5 folders)
79
1739-1785, undated
1739-1785, undated
(2
folders)
80
1642-1876, undated
1642-1876, undated
(2
folders)
81
Geld Berechnung
81
Nos. 45-60, 1753-1761
Nos. 45-60, 1753-1761
(16
vols.)
82
Nos. 61-70, 1761-1766
Nos. 61-70, 1761-1766
(10
vols.)
83
Genealogical papers,
1699-1847, undated
[
See also
Oversize
](con83genpapov)
1699-1847, undated
(3 folders)
84
Letterbooks
84
1795-1798
1795-1798
(10 folders)
85
1797-1805
1797-1805
(8
folders)
86
1799-1801
1799-1801
(9
folders)
87
Documents relating to financial
and estate matters,
1773, 1791
1773, 1791
(18
folders)
88
Commissions,
1715-1750, undated
[
See also
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](con18commisov)
1715-1750, undated
88
Les Côutumes du Comte de Looz,
circa 1484
circa 1484
88
Maps,
1741-1810, undated
[
See also
Oversize
](con18mapsov)
1741-1810, undated
88
Marquis de Laverne, letters to
his wife,
1736-1737
1736-1737
88
Newspapers,
1815-1880
[
See also
Oversize
](con88newsov)
1815-1880
88
Parchments,
1652-1871
[
See
Oversize
](con88parchov)
1652-1871
88
Renseignement des Terres,
1655
[
See
Oversize
](con88terresov)
1655
88
Testaments,
1777-1778
1777-1778
88
Various documents,
1701-1854
[
See also Oversize
](con88varov)
1701-1854
(2
folders)
OV 1
Oversize
OV 1
Commissions,
1715-1750, undated (Container 88)
1715-1750, undated
OV 2-3
Genealogical papers,
1753-1847, undated (Container 83)
1753-1847, undated (Container 83)
OV 4-7
Maps,
1741-1810, undated (Container 88)
1741-1810, undated
OV 8
Newspapers,
1815-1880 (Container 88)
1815-1880 (Container 88)
OV 9
Packets
OV 9
A
OV 9
Miscellany,
1300-1500 (Container 18)
1300-1500
OV 10
Deed,
in Latin, indebtedness of Gobelinus de Zeersdorp,
1335 (Container 18)
1335
OV 11
Marriage
contract, in French, between Jehan D'Argenteau and Marie de Spotin,
1463 (Container 18)
1463
OV 12
Deed, in
French, by chirograph, from Jacques D'Argenteaul et de Hermalle to Jehan Yernot
according water and fishing rights on the Meuse for twelve years from date,
1481 (Container 18)
1481
OV 13
Will of
Waultiere de Haultepenne,
1486 (Container 18)
1486
OV 14
B,
1501-1600 (Container 18)
1501-1600
OV 15
C,
17th-18th centuries (Container 18)
17th-18th centuries
OV 16
D,
16th-19th centuries (Container 18)
16th-19th centuries
OV 17
Parchments
OV 17
3 A,
1652-1677 (Container 88)
1652-1677
OV 17
3 B,
1680-1699 (Container 88)
1680-1699
OV 18
4,
1700-1738 (Container 88)
1700-1738
OV 19
4 A,
1740-1796 (Container 88)
1740-1796
OV 20
5,
1800-1869 (Container 88)
1800-1869
OV 21
Renseignement
des Terres,
1655 (Container 88)
1655
OV 22
Various documents,
1701-1854, undated (Container
88)
1701-1854, undated (Container
88)