| 1. | Title: | Andre Michaux Journals (1787-1796) | |
| Dates: | 1787 - 1796 | ||
| Extent: | 10 volumes | ||
| Locations: | Abington | Albany | Augusta | Baltimore | Bedford | Bowling Green | Burlington | Carlisle | Charleston | Charlotte | Chicoutimi | Danville | Fort de Chartres | Fredericksburg | Fredericktown | Grandfather Mountain | Knoxville | La Prairie | Lancaster | Lexington | Limestone Cove | Louisville | Montreal | Morganton | Nashville | Nassau | New Haven | New York | Philadelphia | Pittsburgh | Poughkeepsie | Richmond | Saint Augustine | Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu | Saratoga Springs | Savannah | Strasburg | Tadoussac | Wabash | Washington D.C. | Wilmington | Yellow Mountain | ||
| Abstract: | Michaux maintained travel journals during his excursions throughout North America between 1787-1796. These 10 volumes furnish accounts of Charleston (September 1787), Saint Augustine and the Bahamas (1787-88), the Savannah River (December 1788), and Kentucky shortly after statehood (1794-95). Notably, Michaux records at least one visit to David Rittenhouse and Thomas Jefferson (12/14/1793), and he makes a proposal to the American Philosophical Society to explore unknown regions beyond Missouri and Kentucky, which Jefferson, then Secretary of State, accepts (12/10/1792). French-reading researchers—the volumes are maintained entirely in French—ought to find that these volumes offer insights into Southern and Western exploration during the early national period. | ||
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The journal was printed in APS Proceedings 26 (1889):1. The Kentucky travels can be found in Reuben G. Thwaites' Early Western Travels, 1748-1846. | |||
Michaux maintained travel journals during his excursions throughout North America between 1787-1796. These 10 volumes furnish accounts of Charleston (September 1787), Saint Augustine and the Bahamas (1787-88), the Savannah River (December 1788), and Kentucky shortly after statehood (1794-95). Notably, Michaux records at least one visit to David Rittenhouse and Thomas Jefferson (12/14/1793), and he makes a proposal to the American Philosophical Society to explore unknown regions beyond Missouri and Kentucky, which Jefferson, then Secretary of State, accepts (12/10/1792). French-reading researchers—the volumes are maintained entirely in French—ought to find that these volumes offer insights into Southern and Western exploration during the early national period. View Full Description in New WindowThe journal was printed in APS Proceedings 26 (1889):1. The Kentucky travels can be found in Reuben G. Thwaites' Early Western Travels, 1748-1846. | |||
| Subjects: | American Philosophical Society. | Botany. | Diaries. | French--United States. | Geography. | Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826. | Natural history. | Rittenhouse, David, 1732-1796. | Travel. | United States--Civilization--1783-1865. | ||
| Collection: | Andre Michaux et son exploration en Amerique du Nord, 1785-1796 (Mss.508.7.L16) | ||
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