AD 207 LA LUZERNE, [César-Henri, Comte de], Paris, 4 Oct. 1785. 2 pp., 4 October 1785
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: 4 October 1785
Extent
From the Collection: 391 Volumes
Language of Materials
French
General
Writes that he is in command of Saint-Domingue on nearly the same latitude as Senegal and that M. de Malesherbes, his uncle, and M. le Lieutenant Civil, his father-in-law, have encouraged him to ask what products of Senegal are worthy of introduction in Saint-Domingue. Invites Adanson to have dinner with him. Undated draft of reply, 3 pp., includes a plant list with vernacular Senegalese names, suggests also some animals, including the elephant and camel.
Repository Details
Part of the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation Archives Repository