Florida letters of Achille Murat, 1822-1841.

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Murat, Achille, 1801-1847. Florida letters of Achille Murat, 1822-1841.

Florida letters of Achille Murat, 1822-1841.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/80593512

The collection consists of 24 letters dated between December 29, 1822, and March 8, 1841, as well as 6 undated items. The letters cover a wide range of topics, from domestic life to politics to science and nature. Murat wrote about his early observations on life in the United States and Florida, conditions at his plantation, Lipona, his family life (including his sometimes stormy relations with his uncle, Joseph Bonaparte) and his views on political events in Europe. All the letters are written in French. The original letters are accompanied by typescripts in French and occasionally by English translations. Most of Murat's political observations were eventually published in his work, A moral and political sketch of the United States of North America, 1833. All letters are addressed to Murat's former tutor in France. Florida personalities mentioned in the letters include governors William Duval and Richard Keith Call.

24 letters and 6 undated items.

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