Letter : Paris, to [Philip Miller], 1729 Aug. 26.

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Letter : Paris, to [Philip Miller], 1729 Aug. 26.

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Autograph letter signed. Jussieu writes that he would be very happy to have in his garden plants Miller might find in America. He also writes that he and his colleagues, in addition to studying botany, are studying insects.

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Miller, Philip, 1691-1771

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Peter Collinson (1694–1768) was an English merchant and botanist. He was a partner in his father’s London trading business, and he remained a merchant throughout his life. However, at a young age, he also developed a passion for botany. He eventually wrote numerous essays on natural history topics for the Gentleman’s Magazine, and he contributed many reports to the Society of Antiquaries and to the Royal Society, of which he was a member. His extensive network of correspondents in E...

Jussieu, Bernard de, 1699-1777

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Jussieu was a medical botanist, surgeon, and teacher. From the description of Traité des vertues des plantes donné au jardin royal / par Monsieur Bernard de Jussieu, [ca. 1750]. (National Library of Medicine). WorldCat record id: 50002916 French botanist and physician. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Paris, 1741 Mar. 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270489300 ...