| Surname | Sandoz | |
| First Name | Jacques | |
| Gender | male | |
| Place of birth | ||
| Place of death | La Chaux-de-Fonds (NE) | |
| Year of birth | 1664 | |
| Year of death | 1738 | |
| Profession | notary, wigmaker | |
| Religion | Protestant | |
| Place(s) of activity | La Chaux-de-Fonds (NE) | |
| Century | 17 / 18 | |
| Biographical information | He married in 1692 and fathered six children, although only three survived infancy. A notary from 1690, he became a clerk in 1693 and a "justicier" in 1719. | |
| Title | JOURNAL POUR MOY JAQ. SANDOZ NOTAIRE CONTENANT LES EVENEM. ARRIVES EN 1693 | |
| Genre / Art |
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| Period writen | 1693-1712 | |
| Period covered | 1693-1712 | |
| Format / Language | Autograph, French, copy written by the writer's particular secretary | |
| Physical description | 2 books, 800 pages |
| Content | The diary records daily activities; especially those connected with his work as a notary and wigmaker. He talks about his travels as well as things (especially political) that seemed important to him. He also writes about the weather; events within his own village (births, funerals etc.); the birth of his own children; as well as giving details regarding his health and that of an acquaintance. From 1705 he also wrote down his dreams. |
| Place of deposit | Bibl. Le Locle |
| Classification | Sandoz |
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| Secondary litterature |
MICHEL SCHLUP, Un lecteur neuchâtelois ordinaire à l’aube des sociétés de lecture: Jacques Sandoz, notaire et perruquier (1664–1738), in: Sociétés et cabinets de lecture entre Lumières et romantisme, Genève 1995, p. 27–41. |
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| Author | SMP |
