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Giovanni Aldini letter to "Monsieur le Chevalier Cobianchi,"
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René Desgenettes letter to Monsieur le préfet
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Letter written by René Desgenettes to "Monsieur le préfet." The letter is in French and was written in Paris.
mssHM 83068
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Jean Pierre Vibert letter to "Monsieur Lauret,"
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The letter is written by Jean Pierre Vibert to a "Monsieur Lauret" regarding an order of roses purchased by Lauret. In addition to a detailed invoice of thirteen roses, Vibert exchanges pleasantries with Lauret about visits that his customer has made to Chenevieres, ending with a discussion of the imminent closure of his business and the deep discounts that he can therefore offer on his 1833 catalogue of rose specimens. Letter is in French; written in Paris. With typed English translation.
mssHM 80796
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Francois Demovy? letter to "Monsieur,"
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A.N.S. from F. Demory to Monsieur Menard; in French, written in pencil with some words redacted in pen. With typed transcription and translation.
mssHM 60411
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Giovanni Amici letter to André Melly
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Autograph letter signed (in Italian) by Giovanni Amici to Swiss-born entrepreneur, museum agent, and entomologist André Melly, discusses a microscope that Amici had built for Melly, and touches on the state of microscopy in the early nineteenth century including current prices. In the letter Amici also talks about how English physicist William Wollaston is "unwilling to believe in any observation made with the microscope" but forgives him due to Wollaston's eye and sight problems. Amici also asks Melly for the addresses of "famous botanists Dawson Turner...Robert Brown, William Roscoe, and William Ker, all members of the Linnean Society." The letter Includes a small drawing of and a small clipping about Amici.
mssHM 72876
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William B. Le Couteulx letter to "Mon Cher Monsieur et ami,"
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This letter, written in French by Le Couteulx in Buffalo, New York, to a friend in France, describes in detail the Franklin shipwreck off New York and how the author and his family were saved. The letter also provides specific information about the Know Nothing Party, a political movement of the time characterized by anti-immigration, mostly anti-Catholic, sentiment. More specifically Le Couteulx talks about a Catholic church being burned to the ground and attempts to "burn other churches." He also talks about Catholic clergy being fined as a result of their actions.
mssHM 77963
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Ernest Coquelin letter to "Monsieur,"
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This letter was written in Paris by Coquelin. In it, he announces his next performance. The letter is in French but has an English translation. The recipient is unknown.
mssHM 78373