AD 142 AVED, [Charles-François], Chaumont en Bassigny, 17 Février 1767. 3pp., 17 February 1767
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: 17 February 1767
Extent
From the Collection: 391 Volumes
Language of Materials
French
General
Gave Adanson’s Mémoire [cf. AD 274] at once to the “Procureur du Roy,” who knows Villeneuve au Roy and of Adanson’s plan to buy property there for 6,500 livres. Inasmuch as Adanson talked to him about finding an intelligent widow to run his household, Aved recommends his unmarried sister-in-law, the daughter of the late Marquis de Magnac, who lost his money in chemical experiments. 28 Draft of reply on address side, dated “22 Févr. 1767,” discusses the possible purchase of the Villeneuve property and plans a visit to Villeneuve au Roy.
Repository Details
Part of the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation Archives Repository