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Box 4

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Contains 24 Results:

Laplace, Pierre Simon, marquis de [to] Citoyen Delambre, Paris, March 3, 1794

 Item — Box: 4, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents

Physical Description: 2 leaves; 18 cm; holograph.Summary: Discusses at length Delambre's measurements of the parallels of Greenwich and Montjoui in order to determine the length of the meter. Letter begins: "j'ai reçu, Mon cher Confrêre, les resultats que vous avez / bien voulû m'envoyer, & je vous en fais mes remercimens…"

Dates: March 3, 1794
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 4712, Lavoisier manuscript collection / Series III. Correspondence to or from Lavoisier's other relatives or associates / Laplace, Pierre Simon, marquis de

Macquer, Pierre Joseph [to] l'abbé Cotton des Houssayes, Paris, April 2, 1781

 Item — Box: 4, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents

Physical Description: 2 leaves; 20 cm. Holograph signed. Seal attached.Summary: Promises to visit the abbé when Macquer's chemistry classes begin at the "jardin du roi." Letter begins: "Pardon, Monsieur, Si j'ai differé a repondre / a la lettre don’t vous m'avez honoré le 14 mars…"

Dates: April 2, 1781
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 4712, Lavoisier manuscript collection / Series III. Correspondence to or from Lavoisier's other relatives or associates / Macquer, Pierre Joseph

Méchain, Pierre François André [to] Monsieur Cotte, Paris to Montmorency, December 10, 1790

 Item — Box: 4, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents Physical Description: 2 leaves; 22 cm; holograph signed.Summary: Discusses various scientific matters including his involvement with the Connaissance des temps, meteorological observations, and tables of magnetic declination for the Dictionaire de physique. Letter begins: "Monsieur et Cher Confrere / La connoissance des tems pour 1792 ne paroit pas...
Dates: December 10, 1790
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 4712, Lavoisier manuscript collection / Series III. Correspondence to or from Lavoisier's other relatives or associates / Méchain, Pierre François André

Méchain, Pierre François André [to] Général Bournonville, Palme de Mayorque, March 28, 1804

 Item — Box: 4, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents Physical Description: 2 leaves; 25 cm; holograph signed.Summary: Asks that the Capitaine Général of the province of Valencia receive orders facilitating Méchain's operations in that area, and that L. Canellas be granted a salary for his research. Letter begins: "Méchain, de l'Institut national et du Bureau des Longitudes; / À Son Excellence le Général Bournonville,...
Dates: March 28, 1804
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 4712, Lavoisier manuscript collection / Series III. Correspondence to or from Lavoisier's other relatives or associates / Méchain, Pierre François André

Monge, Gaspard, comte de Péluse [to] Général d'armée Berthier, Paris, December 1, 1801

 Item — Box: 4, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents

Physical Description: 2 leaves; 24 cm; holograph signed.Summary: With vignette and letterhead: "Egalité. Liberté." Recommends two of the four men he interviewed for placements as "élèves des poudres et salpêtres." Letter begins: "Citoyen Ministre, / Vous m'avez chargé d'examiner les personnes qui concourent pour des places d'Eleves…"

Dates: December 1, 1801
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 4712, Lavoisier manuscript collection / Series III. Correspondence to or from Lavoisier's other relatives or associates / Monge, Gaspard, comte de Péluse

Moreau, ____, marchand [to] Messieurs de L'Académie royale des sciences, Paris, Undated

 Item — Box: 4, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents

Physical Description: 2 leaves; 33 cm; manuscript signed.Summary: Proposes a cheaper and more efficient way of street lighting. "Messieurs / Le Sr. Moreau Marchand Mercier rüe St. Martin / a l'honneur devous réprésenter, qu'il a trouvé le moyen /"

Dates: Undated
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 4712, Lavoisier manuscript collection / Series III. Correspondence to or from Lavoisier's other relatives or associates / Moreau, ____, marchand

Norbat, ____ [to] the Académie royale des sciences, Paris, Undated

 Item — Box: 4, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents

Physical Description: 1 leaf; 23 cm; holograph signed.Summary: As a foreign participant in the city-lighting contest, he appearls to the integrity and impartiality of the commission. "Messieurs / Si Un Citoyen Zelé a Sacrifié Milles Livres…"

Dates: Undated
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 4712, Lavoisier manuscript collection / Series III. Correspondence to or from Lavoisier's other relatives or associates / Norbat, ____

Peronnin, Pierre. [to] Fougeroux de Bondaroy?, Moulins en Bourbois, July 25, 1784

 Item — Box: 4, Folder: 8a
Scope and Contents

Physical Description: 2 leaves; 32 cm; holograph signed. Accompanied by eleven documents certifying Peronnin's credentials [Lavoisier MSS. 4.08b-l)Summary: Sends models of agricultural tools he has invented and forwards a memoir and documents certifying the value of his inventions. "Monsieur, / Depuis que vous m'avés fait l'honneur de m'écrire pour m'annoncer que la société desiroit /"

Dates: July 25, 1784
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 4712, Lavoisier manuscript collection / Series III. Correspondence to or from Lavoisier's other relatives or associates / Peronnin, Pierre.

Certificate recommending Perronin for his conduct and honesty, Paris written by Pannelier d'Annel, Pierre Lucien., January 5, 1779

 Item — Box: 4, Folder: 8b
Scope and Contents

Physical Description: 2 leaves; 22 cm; manuscript signed.Summary: Number 1 of 11 recommendations [Lavoisier MSS. 4.08b-l]

Dates: January 5, 1779
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 4712, Lavoisier manuscript collection / Series III. Correspondence to or from Lavoisier's other relatives or associates / Peronnin, Pierre.

Certificate recommending Perronin on the basis of his family, personality, and agricultural knowledge, Paris written by Blambuinon, ____, de, January 5, 1779

 Item — Box: 4, Folder: 8c
Scope and Contents

Physical Description: 2 leaves; 23 cm; holograph signed.Summary: Number 2 of 11 recommendations [Lavoisier MSS. 4.08b-l]

Dates: January 5, 1779
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 4712, Lavoisier manuscript collection / Series III. Correspondence to or from Lavoisier's other relatives or associates / Peronnin, Pierre.

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