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1Author:  Michaux, André, 1746-1802Requires cookie*
 Title:  Botanical journal in North America, 1787-1796     
 Dates:  1787-1796 
 Abstract:  The Collection consists of nine small journals Andre Michaux kept as he traveled throughout North America. His travels took him to places as far and wide as the Caribbean, Kentucky, and Hudson's Bay. The journal has been printed in APS's Proceedings 26 (1889):1. The Kentucky travels can be found in Reuben G. Thwaites' Early Western Travels, 1748-1846.

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 Call #:  Mss.580.M58 
 Extent:  9 volume(s) 
 Topics:  Natural history | Travel 
 Genre:  Scientific Data | Travel Narratives and Journals 
 Subjects:  Botany | Botany -- North America. | Discoveries in geography. 
2Author:  Malesherbes, Chrétien Guillaume de Lamoignon de, 1721-1794Requires cookie*
 Title:  Essays on botanical and horticultural topics, [ca. 1716-1849], 1716-1861     
 Dates:  [ca. 1716-1849], 1716-1861 
 Abstract:  This is a microfilm of an early American collection that may be of interest to researchers at the APS and may complement an original manuscript collection at the APS.

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 Call #:  Mss.H.S.Film.10,1 
 Extent:  1 microfilm_reel(s) 
 Genre:  Microfilm Collection 
 Subjects:  Botanical gardens -- United States. | Botany -- North America. | Botany. | Fishes. | Horticulture. | Natural history. 
3Author:  Nuttall, Thomas, 1786-1859Requires cookie*
 Title:  Thomas Nuttall diary, 1810     
 Dates:  1810 
 Abstract:  Thomas Nuttall's travel narrative tracks his journey from Philadelphia to Detroit during the spring and summer of 1810. Nuttall makes a range of observations, including discussions of the weather, plant life, rivers, and the various people he meets, including Native peoples. The last portion of the narrative, which takes place around Detroit, discusses Indians a fair amount – their history in the area, the various groups he met (Chippewa in particular), and their customs.

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 Call #:  Mss.B.N96 
 Extent:  1 volume(s) 
 Topics:  Exploration. | Native America | Natural history | Travel 
 Genre:  Travel Narratives and Journals 
 Subjects:  Botany -- North America. | Goiter. | Indians of North America | Voyages and travels. | Zoology -- North America.