Box 640
Container
Contains 1 Collection or Record:
Letters
File — Box: 640, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The letters, in verse and prose, cover a variety of topics related to the island. Its geography, geology, and climate are discussed, including references to La Grande Soufrière, a volcano on Basse-Terre; the springs of Bouillante; and to a hurricane that swept Guadeloupe and Dominica, an island to the south. He also describes local flora and cultivated crops, including sugar cane. Many letters touch on the creole population, his estimation of their abilities and health as well as attitudes...
Dates:
after 1803 and before 1815