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1Author:  Piggott, Edward,fl. 1758-1807.Requires cookie*
 Title:  Edward Piggott letterbook, 1802-1806     
 Dates:  1802-1806 
 Abstract:  This collection contains a series of letters written by Edward Piggot to various correspondents while held as prisoner of war at Fontainebleau by Napoleon. The letters are written in French and English and recount his time in jail. He also discusses his work in natural history, and among the topics he discusses is a paper he wrote for the Royal Society on astronomy.

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 Call #:  Mss.B.P62 
 Extent:  1 volume(s) 
 Topics:  Beyond Early America | International Affairs 
 Genre:  General Correspondence | Miscellaneous 
 Subjects:  Astronomy. | Botanical gardens -- France. | Comets. 
2Author:  Jussieu, Antoine Laurent de,17Requires cookie*
 Title:  Catalogue des plantes démontrées en 1782 au Jardin du Roy, [1783]     
 Dates:  Circa 1783 
 Abstract:  This volume contains a list of plants organized by their classifactions. There are some very short descriptions of them.

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 Call #:  Mss.634.9.P21.j 
 Extent:  1 volume(s) 
 Topics:  Natural history 
 Genre:  Scientific Data 
 Subjects:  Botanical gardens -- France. | Botany -- France. | Plants -- Collection and preservation -- Catalogs.