Moreau-Faverney

Moreau-Faverney, often called Count Faverney in American records, acted for the French legation in Washington during the late 1860s. His clearest documented contribution concerned reciprocal treatment of shipping. President Ulysses S. Grant’s proclamation of 12 June 1869 expressly credited Faverney with transmitting French assurances that discriminatory duties on goods carried by American vessels would be abolished. ¹

Grant responded by suspending the corresponding American duties on goods carried by French vessels, provided that the reciprocal French treatment continued. The measure applied only to merchandise imported from its country of origin. ¹