John Vaughan to Thomas Jefferson, 20 August 1809
From John Vaughan
Philad. Augt 20. 1809
D Sir:
The Nivellemt Barometrique of Humboldt has this moment come to hand—Having found two Prospectus of the publications made or proposed by Humboldt & Bonplan—I enclose one for you—I remain D sir Your friend & sert
Jn Vaughan
RC (MHi); at foot of text: “Thomas Jefferson Esqr”; dateline below signature; endorsed by TJ as received 27 Aug. 1809 and so recorded in SJL. Enclosure not found.
nivellemt barometrique: Alexander von Humboldt, Nivellement barométrique fait dans les régions équinoxiales du nouveau continent, en 1799–1804 (Paris, 1809); part of his Recueils d’observations astronomiques. For that and other publications by Humboldt and Aimé Goujaud Bonpland, see note to TJ to Humboldt, 6 Mar. 1809.
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- American Philosophical Society; librarian of search
- Bonpland, Aimé Goujaud; Voyage de Humboldt et Bonpland search
- Humboldt, Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander, Baron von; Nivellement barométrique search
- Humboldt, Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander, Baron von; Recueil d’observations astronomiques search
- Humboldt, Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander, Baron von; Voyage de Humboldt et Bonpland search
- Nivellement barométrique (Humboldt) search
- Recueil d’observations astronomiques (Humboldt) search
- Vaughan, John; letters from search
- Vaughan, John; librarian of American Philosophical Society search
- Voyage de Humboldt et Bonpland search