When was it published?

April 9, 1853 in The Cecil Whig

Foreign News April 9, 1853

The Cecil Whig

Q: What entities or persons were involved?

Dauphin, Belanger, Duchess D'angouleme, Dr. Hawks, Mr. Williams

Q: What keywords are associated?

Dauphin Survival, Bourbon Question, New Orleans Evidence, Belanger Declaration, Mr Williams Claim

Elkton, Cecil County, Maryland

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What is this article about?

In New Orleans, an old French lady, wife of a former secretary to the Duchess d'Angouleme, claims to have witnessed Belanger's dying declaration that he brought the Dauphin to America. She holds documents proving this, shared with a church member, providing conclusive evidence favoring Mr. Williams in the Bourbon question.

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The Dauphin Not Dead Yet.—A new turn has been given to the Bourbon question by the alleged discovery of important evidence at New Orleans. It is said that an old French lady in that city, wife to a former secretary of the Duchess d'Angouleme, was present at the time Belanger made his dying declaration of having brought the Dauphin to this country, and that she possesses a large number of documents going to prove the fact. She lately communicated her knowledge in regard to the affair, to a gentleman who was a member of Dr. Hawks' church at New Orleans, without being aware of the interest which the question had recently excited in the north in consequence of the publication in Putnam's Monthly. It is also said that the evidence she will furnish is conclusive in favor of Mr. Williams.

What sub-type of article is it?

Royal Event Political

What keywords are associated?

Dauphin Survival Bourbon Question New Orleans Evidence Belanger Declaration Mr Williams Claim

What entities or persons were involved?

Dauphin Belanger Duchess D'angouleme Dr. Hawks Mr. Williams

Where did it happen?

New Orleans

Foreign News Details

Primary Location

New Orleans

Key Persons

Dauphin Belanger Duchess D'angouleme Dr. Hawks Mr. Williams

Outcome

evidence conclusive in favor of mr. williams

Event Details

An old French lady in New Orleans, wife to a former secretary of the Duchess d'Angouleme, was present when Belanger declared on his deathbed that he brought the Dauphin to this country. She possesses documents proving this fact and recently shared her knowledge with a member of Dr. Hawks' church, unaware of recent northern interest from Putnam's Monthly publication.