<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><ead xmlns="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9 https://www.loc.gov/ead/ead.xsd"><eadheader countryencoding="iso3166-1" dateencoding="iso8601" langencoding="iso639-2b" repositoryencoding="iso15511"><eadid countrycode="US" mainagencycode="US-viw">Tronson-du-Coudray-Papers</eadid><filedesc><titlestmt><titleproper type="filing">Tronson du Coudray Papers</titleproper><titleproper>Guide to the Tronson du Coudray Papers <num>01/Mss. Acc. 1998.59</num></titleproper><author>Finding Aid Authors: Ellen Strong, 1999..</author></titlestmt><publicationstmt><publisher>Special Collections Research Center</publisher><p id="logostmt"><extref xlink:actuate="onLoad" xlink:href="https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaead/logos/wm.jpg" xlink:show="embed" xlink:type="simple"/></p><p><date>2007-06-29</date></p><address><addressline>William &amp; Mary Special Collections Research Center</addressline><addressline>Earl Gregg Swem Library</addressline><addressline>400 Landrum Dr</addressline><addressline>Williamsburg, Virginia</addressline><addressline>Business Number: 757-221-3090</addressline><addressline>spcoll@wm.edu</addressline><addressline>URL: <extptr xlink:href="https://libraries.wm.edu/libraries-spaces/special-collections" xlink:show="new" xlink:title="https://libraries.wm.edu/libraries-spaces/special-collections" xlink:type="simple"/></addressline></address></publicationstmt></filedesc><profiledesc><creation>This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on <date>2026-05-09 03:01:08 -0400</date>.</creation><langusage>The collection description/finding aid is written in <language encodinganalog="041" langcode="eng">English</language></langusage></profiledesc></eadheader><archdesc level="collection">
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      <persname source="lcnaf">Tronson du Coudray, Philippe Charles Jean Baptiste, 1738-1777</persname>
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    <origination label="Creator">
      <persname source="lcnaf">Fields, Joseph E. (Dr.)</persname>
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    <head>General</head>
<p>Other Information:</p><p> A PDF document of this inventory is available online.</p><p> Additional information may be found at http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/findingaids/1998_59_Tronson_du_Coudray.pdf</p>  </odd>
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    <head>Biographical Information:</head>
<p>Philippe Charles Jean Baptiste Tronson du Coudray (1738-1777) was French soldier of fortune in the American Revolution who was a Major General in charge of works on the Deleware, 1777. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: <extref xlink:href="http://scdbwiki.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Philippe_Charles_Jean_Baptiste_Tronson_du_Coudray" xlink:title="Philippe Charles Jean Baptiste Tronson du Coudray"/>.</p>  </bioghist>
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    <head>Acquisition Information:</head>
<p>Gift</p>  </acqinfo>
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    <head>Custodial History:</head>
<p>Location of originals unknown.</p>  </custodhist>
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    <head>Processing Information:</head>
<p>Processed by Ellen Strong in 1999.</p>  </processinfo>
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    <head>Conditions Governing Access:</head>
<p>Collection is open to all researchers. Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Manuscripts and Rare Books Librarian, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.</p>  </accessrestrict>
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    <head>Preferred Citation:</head>
<p>Tronson du Coudray Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.</p>  </prefercite>
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    <head>Scope and Contents</head>
<p>Photostats, 1776-1777 and n.d. of military papers of Philippe Charles Jean Baptiste Tronson du Coudray (1738-1777), French soldier of fortune in the American Revolution who was a Major General in charge of works on the Deleware, 1777; manuscript; and notecards about Tronson du Coudray made by Dr. Joseph E. Fields of Williamsburg, VA.</p>  </scopecontent>
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    <genreform source="aat">Financial records</genreform>
    <genreform source="aat">Manuscripts (document genre)</genreform>
    <genreform source="local">Photostats</genreform>
    <genreform source="aat">Receipts (financial records)</genreform>
    <subject source="lcsh">United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783</subject>
    <subject source="lcsh">United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Participation, French</subject>
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