Accession No

3713

Brief Description

Letter from Le Roy to an unknown correspondent, 19th Century

Origin

Academie des Sciences; Paris; France

Maker

Le Roy

Class

miscellaneous; manuscripts

Earliest Date

1800

Latest Date

1900

Inscription Date

Material

paper

Dimensions

height 220mm; breadth 170mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Purchased from Anthony Turner, 1988.

Inscription

Begins ‘Excusez, Monsieur, si je prends la liberte’…

Description Notes

Hand-written letter from Le Roy of the Academie des Sciences, Paris, Tuesday 9 November. The letter recommends the instrument maker Lenoir and proposes official measures to encourage instrument making in France.

Condition good; complete

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