Letters to Madame Lavoisier, 1788-1816.

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Letters to Madame Lavoisier, 1788-1816.

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Autograph manuscript letters to Marie-Anne-Pierrette Lavoisier (1758-1836), who was later Countess of Rumford. Also includes one letter from Mme. Dupont de Nemours to Madame Lavoisier, 1818

2v. (.2 linear ft.)

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