Letters and miscellaneous documents

Letters and miscellaneous documents, mainly by Chevreul. Comprised of the following:

MS.7125/1-20: Letters by Chevreul, 1812-1881. Letters by Chevreul to various correspondents, including Frederic Cuvier (item 5), in date order.

MS.7125/21-27: Undated letters and fragments by Chevreul, 19th century

MS.7125/28-36: Official correspondence, 1827-1859. Official correspondence signed by Chevreul and others.

MS.7125/37: Ecole Royale Polytechnique: note of payment of examiners, 1823. Ecole Royale Polytechnique: note of payment of examiners, including Chevreul.

MS.7125/38: M. Payen: funeral discourse, 1871. Discourse delivered by Chevreul at the funeral of M. Payen, perpetual secretary of the Societé Centrade d'Agriculture de France.

MS.7125/39: Letter to Chevreul from M. Seguier, magistrate, 1834

1812-1881

1 file (39 items)

Purchased at various auctioneers' sales in Paris and London, 1928-1936. (accession numbers, where known, are noted on the documents.)

Described in typescript supplements, by Christopher Hilton and Richard Aspin, to the Library's published finding aids.