Read in House and passed; March 3, 1786, read in Council and passed. Document signed: Wil. Livingston, Presidt; Benja. Van Cleve; Maskell Ewing; B. Reed. 3 leaves and end.
General physical description: 12.5 x 8 inches
Paris, ALS. Michaux remains anxious to hear whether Francis has arrived home. He reports that he has learned through some acquaintances "that a historical society has been formed at New York the object of which is to collect all publications respecting North America...I think you will learn with pleasure that since some time I buy all the ____ books which were published formerly and relate to that part of America." He asks if Francis has received the books he has sent, and adds, "The 2th half volume of my English edition will soon appear, and I hope will be better translated than the first. I claim warmly your assistance and patronisation in this enterprise."
Paris, ALS. Michaux explains that he has previously sent, under cover of another letter to Francis, "letters to the President of the Literary and Historical Society; I expressed my most sincere acknowledgement, for the marks of esteem and of distinction those societys were so good to confer on me." He asks Francis to: "at the first occasion be again toward those gentlemen, the interpreter of my gratitude and confirm them of my wishes to cooperate to their ____ labours. I believe you did very well to abandon the idea of publishing an American fl[ora]." Michaux lists the publications for Francis that are enclosed in a box of books just shipped to Dobson.
Paris, ALS. Michaux is again concerned to know whether Francis has arrived in New York. He also wants to know if Francis has received a book and journal that he has sent him. "Since your departure at Paris, a new edition of Dictionaire d'Histoire Naturelle in 30 Vol. has been published," Michaux remarks. "This work is highly esteemed." He asks Francis to forward his own publication to another individual. "I hope always my dear sir that you have not lost sight the publication with colored engraving of the medical plants of North America."
Paris, ALS. After expressing the hope that Francis has arrived home safely, Michaux explains he shipped two boxes of books to John Vaughan at Philadelphia, and from that, he wants Vaughan to send Francis some numbers of the Journal general. "I require of your friendship," he continues, "to have an article inserted in some of your periodical j[ourn]als with respect to the English edition of my work that I send to America." This may be a reference to his North American Sylva, which appeared in 1817-1819 and was a translation of his Histoire des arbes forestiers de l'Amerique septentrionale.
Paris, ALS. Michaux lists more items for Francis that are in a box of books going to John Vaughan via the Comet. He also notes that "the English edition of my works is going on."
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