Letter : New York, [N.Y.], to "Monsieur," 1806 Oct. 21.

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Letter : New York, [N.Y.], to "Monsieur," 1806 Oct. 21.

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Letter in French to Monsieur [Pinckney] of South Carolina discusses Michaux's voyage to the United States and the capture of his ship by the British as well as financial matters involving South Carolina bonds, indents, and stocks.

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Michaux, François-André 1770-1855

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French botanist and traveler. The son of botanist Andre Michaux (1746-1802), he made several visits to the United States. In February 1806 he embarked on a sea voyage for Charleston (S.C.) but was captured by the British en route and detained in the Bermudas. He arrived in the United States in May 1806 and spent three years in America in study and travel. Among his published writings was a study of American forest trees. From the description of Letter : New York, [N.Y.], to "Monsieur...