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1Author:  Malesherbes, Chrétien Guillaume de Lamoignon de, 1721-1794Requires cookie*
 Title:  Voyage en Angleterre, 1785 April 3-May 27     
 Dates:  1785 April 3 - 1785 May 27 
 Abstract:  This manuscript collection falls outside the geographic scope of the Early American guide (British North America and the United States before 1840). It may be of interest to scholars interested in global history, international relations, imperialism, or the U.S. in the world.

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 Call #:  Mss.B.M291 
 Extent:  1 volume(s) 
 Topics:  Beyond Early America 
 Subjects:  Gardens -- England. | Palaces -- England. 
2Author:  Bartram, John, 1699-1777Requires cookie*
 Title:  Collinson-Bartram Papers, 1732-1773     
 Dates:  1732-1773 
 Abstract:  While the APS has a number of Collinson collections on microfilm, it primary source holdings contain only thirty-seven letters written to Peter Collinson. The majority of the letters discuss natural history. There is a letter written about the culture of bathing in Wales in the 1730s. There is also extended correspondence between Collinson and Lady Petre on the botanical gardens on the Petre's estate and a series of letters from Spanish officials in the Caribbean relaying information to Collinson. There is also notable amount of correspondence between Collinson and various nobility discussing horticultural issues.

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 Call #:  Mss.B.C692.1 
 Extent:  0.25 Linear Feet 
 Topics:  Natural history | Science and technology 
 Genre:  Scientific Correspondence 
 Subjects:  Gardening -- England. | Gardens -- England. | Horticulture -- England. | Horticulture -- United States. | Plants, Cultivated. | Seed industry and trade -- England. | Seed industry and trade -- United States.