Manuscripts

Johann Friedrich Blumenbach: handwriting specimen, letter and transcript

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Description: Handwriting specimen of Johann Friedrich Blumenbach, plus accompanying letter and transcript prepared by Blumenbach's son. The five-line handwriting specimen is dated 1834, December 28, and is found on a folded sheet with two pages of writing; two lines of this text are in French and three lines, including Blumenbach's signature, are in German. The specimen is annotated and translated into English by Blumenbach's son and by an unidentified person. The second page of the sheet contains a letter from Blumenbach's son to an unidentified recipient addressed as My dear Sir and dated 1836, April 27, describing the handwriting specimen; this letter is in English. Also contains a one-page undated typed transcription and partial translation of Blumenbach's lines and of the start of the son's letter, as well as biographical information about Blumenbach, prepared by an unidentified person; this page contains annotations in pencil relating to the material's archival location.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1834-1836, undated.
Call number: mssHM 83022-83023
Creator: Blumenbach, Johann Friedrich (1752-1840)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Burndy Library Collection, Gift of Dibner Family, November 2006.
Associated organization: Burndy Library,
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