Letter, dated 2 June 1808, from engineer and scientific instrument maker, Dumoutier, rue du Jardinet, 2, Paris, informing Barbié du Bocage that he had packaged instruments for shipping to Jean Bals (de Balsche), a grand écuyer to the Hispodar in the Moldavian town of Iaşi (Bals distributed such instruments to a network of scholars in Ottoman Eastern Europe).After receiving this letter, Barbié du Bocage used the blank spaces to jot down page references in various ancient Greek and Roman texts (Pliny, Pindar, etc.).
File — Box: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Correspondence, contract drafts, notes, sketches, and an engraving.
Dates
- 1800-1847
Conditions Governing Access
Open.
Extent
From the Collection: 0.25 Cubic Feet (1/2 Doc Box)
Language of Materials
English
Creator
- From the Collection: Barbié du Bocage, Jean Denis, 1760-1825 (Person)
- From the Collection: Barbié du Bocage, J. G. (Jean-Guillaume), 1795-1848 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Auburn University Special Collections and Archives Repository
Contact:
Auburn University
Ralph Brown Draughon Library
231 Mell Street
Auburn Alabama 36849
334-844-1732
archives@auburn.edu
Auburn University
Ralph Brown Draughon Library
231 Mell Street
Auburn Alabama 36849
334-844-1732
archives@auburn.edu
