Humboldt, Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von, 1769-1859 to James Madison
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00496.173 Author/Creator: Humboldt, Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von, 1769-1859 Place Written: Paris, France Type: Autograph letter signed Date: July 21, 1814 Pagination: 3 p. : address : docket ; Height: 23.9 cm, Width: 18.7 cm Order a Copy
Mentions David Bailie Warden, American consul general in Paris. Also mentions Mr. de Lafayette (possibly the Marquis de Lafayette), and Berthollet (possibly Claude de Berthollet, a French chemist). Contains a cardboard strip attached to the end of the letter, possibly to keep the pages from separating. Docketed by Madison.
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