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DROUOT Antoine (1774-1847) général, compagnon de Napoléon à l'île d'Elbe
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DROUOT Antoine (1774-1847) général, compagnon de Napoléon à l'île d'Elbe
+ 3 autograph MANUSCRIPTS (minutes), Portoferrajo 1-12 September 1814| 2 and a half pages, 3 and 4 pages in-fol.., with erasures and corrections.
Interesting reports to the Emperor on the economic interest of developing the forges on the island of Elba.
[General DROUOT, former inspector of arms factories, then governor of the island of Elba, draws in particular information from the Treaty of the so-called Catalan forges of J.-M. Muthuon (Turin, 1808)]. September 1st. Drouot had not followed the work of the forges for 8 or 9 years, and his memory may deceive him, but he sets out a few principles: "The establishment of a blast furnace and the accessory refineries to convert the sledgehammer into wrought iron requires quite considerable funds. It must not be done without long thought and without providing the means to obtain the necessary coals and to ensure the export of all the products of the furnace. It will always be very expensive for V.M. unless she meets a very clever man of integrity who has the courage to overcome all the obstacles presented by a new establishment. I don't think it would be appropriate at this time to establish factories in the isle"... [This entire passage, supported by observations of the island's resources and manpower, is stricken out. ] He gives some forecasts of the production and consumption of a blast furnace, referring to the example of the great forge of Massa under Siena, in Etruria, and evaluates, hypothetically, the charcoal needs and the ancillary costs.
"So far the island of Elba has produced annually 3720 cords of wood, it will be possible to increase the product by regular cuts and bring it to a maximum of 4500 cords, which is about 2/3 of the consumption of the blast furnace and refineries"... September 10th. "I cannot fix exactly the price of irons at this time.
Ten years ago when I was inspector of the manufes of weapons of Maubeuge and Charleville the price of iron of mediocre quality was 220f the thousand
+ 3 autograph MANUSCRIPTS (minutes), Portoferrajo 1-12 September 1814| 2 and a half pages, 3 and 4 pages in-fol.., with erasures and corrections.
Interesting reports to the Emperor on the economic interest of developing the forges on the island of Elba.
[General DROUOT, former inspector of arms factories, then governor of the island of Elba, draws in particular information from the Treaty of the so-called Catalan forges of J.-M. Muthuon (Turin, 1808)]. September 1st. Drouot had not followed the work of the forges for 8 or 9 years, and his memory may deceive him, but he sets out a few principles: "The establishment of a blast furnace and the accessory refineries to convert the sledgehammer into wrought iron requires quite considerable funds. It must not be done without long thought and without providing the means to obtain the necessary coals and to ensure the export of all the products of the furnace. It will always be very expensive for V.M. unless she meets a very clever man of integrity who has the courage to overcome all the obstacles presented by a new establishment. I don't think it would be appropriate at this time to establish factories in the isle"... [This entire passage, supported by observations of the island's resources and manpower, is stricken out. ] He gives some forecasts of the production and consumption of a blast furnace, referring to the example of the great forge of Massa under Siena, in Etruria, and evaluates, hypothetically, the charcoal needs and the ancillary costs.
"So far the island of Elba has produced annually 3720 cords of wood, it will be possible to increase the product by regular cuts and bring it to a maximum of 4500 cords, which is about 2/3 of the consumption of the blast furnace and refineries"... September 10th. "I cannot fix exactly the price of irons at this time.
Ten years ago when I was inspector of the manufes of weapons of Maubeuge and Charleville the price of iron of mediocre quality was 220f the thousand