The botanist René Louiche Desfontaines orders the making of a garment.

The botanist René Louiche Desfontaines orders the making of a garment.

Document type : signed autograph letter

Number of documents: 1 - Number of pages: 1 p. - Size: In-8

Place : Paris

Date : 26 Prairial Year 9 [June 15, 1801]

RECIPIENT : Cardot, secretary of the National Institute

State : Good

René Louiche Desfontaines, French botanist, then holder of the chair of botany at the Museum of Natural History, orders the making of a garment.

“I beg citizen Cardot to give the tailor Cen Cartier the black cloth needed to make a coat and breeches; I will have a lot of obligation to him and I will give him a receipt the first time I go to the Institute”. Below, price details.

Brown ink on double sheet of watermarked laid paper. Address on the back of the second sheet. Small label stuck at the top.
Rene Louiche Desfontaines (Tremblay, 1750/1833)
Botanist. Responsible for Museum Botany at the Museum of Natural History, from 1793 to 1833.
 
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The botanist René Louiche Desfontaines orders the making of a garment. The botanist René Louiche Desfontaines orders the making of a garment. Number of documents: 1 - Number of pages: 1 p. - Size: In-8 RECIPIENT : Cardot, secretary of the National Institute René Louiche Desfontaines, French botanist, then holder of the chair of botany at the Museum of Natural History, orders the making of a garment. “I beg citizen Cardot to give the tailor Cen Cartier the black cloth needed to make a coat and breeches; I will have a lot of obligation to him and I will give him a receipt the first time I go to the Institute”. Below, price details. Brown ink on double sheet of watermarked laid paper. Address on the back of the second sheet. Small label stuck at the top. Botanist. Responsible for Museum Botan