AD 133 ADANSON, [Michel], Paris, 24 7bre [Sept.] 1784. 2 pp. To Charles Cretté, marchd. d’arbres, Vitry., 24 September 1784
Content Description
The Michel Adanson Library at Hunt Institute includes the botanical portion of Adanson's personal library, along with correspondence, manuscripts, and a large number of plant illustrations clipped from published sources. The collection contains 127 book titles, 117 letters, 146 manuscripts and thousands of plant images clipped from published works, many of them annotated by him. (copied from https://www.huntbotanical.org/library/show.php?1)
Dates
- Creation: 24 September 1784
Extent
From the Collection: 391 Volumes
Language of Materials
French
General
Original small “billet” to repeat an order for 87 kinds of fruit trees, to be delivered at his new address rue de la Rochefoucault. Annotated to show actual numbers of plants delivered and their prices. 3rd page has a list of fruit trees and their prices, signed: “ce Lundi 1. 9bre. [Nov.]” Address side stamped with postmark. Accompanied with a list of a later shipment, 10 Novembre 1784, including 70 pourettes of white mulberry.
Repository Details
Part of the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation Archives Repository