Rousseau J. Contract between Anton Mesmer and Jean Rousseau, attested by Chestenet-Puységur, stating Mesmer’s intention to instruct Rousseau in the practice of animal magnetism and emphasizing Mesmer’s rights as the originator of the practice (English Translation), 1784.

Catalog Record: Rousseau J. Contract between Anton Mesmer and Jean Rousseau, attested by Chestenet-Puységur, stating Mesmer’s intention to instruct Rousseau in the practice of animal magnetism and emphasizing Mesmer’s rights as the originator of the practice (English Translation), 1784.

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Author: Rousseau, Jean.
Author: Chastenet de Puységur, A.-M.-J. (Armand-Marie-Jacques).

WLM Call Number: WO 391 R762 1784 RB oversized

Accession NO.: RB957

Publisher: 1784.

Year: 1784

Physical Descrip 1 broadside (handwritten) ; 41 x 27 cm.

Document Type: Broadside

Language: fre

Subject: Contracts.
Subject: Mesmerism – therapeutic use.
Subject: Animal Magnetism – therapeutic use.
Subject: Mesmer, Franz Anton, 1734-1815.
Subject: Animal Magnetism.
Subject: Mesmerism.

Abstract: The terms of the contract were in favor of Mesmer and prohibited
students of mesmerism from passing acquired knowledge on to any one
else. It also barred students from entering contractual agreements
with government and community agencies and from setting up public
clinics for treating patients. Violation of any restrictions would
cost Rousseau 150,000 livres as a breach of contract.

General Notes: In a protective enclosure on the oversized shelf.

General Notes: This French document occupies one and a half pages of the oversized
sheet, all apparently in the handwriting of Jean Rousseau who signed at
the end of the document. It was countersigned in darker ink by
Chastenet-Puységur as a witness. This document was signed on September
23, 1784.