At a meeting of the committee appointed by the American Philosophical Society : for the purpose of collecting and communicating to the society materials for forming the natural history of the insect called the Hessian-fly, as also information of the best means of preventing or destroying the insect, and whatever else relative to the same may be interesting to agriculture:[.].

Format:

Microformat

Author/Creator:

American Philosophical Society.

Contributor:

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826.

Series:

Early American imprints. First series ; no. 46375.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hessian fly.

Learned institutions and societies--United States.

Learned institutions and societies.

United States.

Learned institutions and societies--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Physical Description:

1 sheet (2 unnumbered pages) ; 37 x 23 cm

4x6 in.

monochrome

service copy

negative

Place of Publication:

[Philadelphia] : [publisher not identified], [1792]

Notes:

Nine numbered questions "for obtaining information of the facts necessary for forming the natural history of this insect ..."

Signed on p. [2]: Thomas Jefferson, [and three others] committee. Philadelphia, April 17th, 1792.

Microfiche. [New York : Readex Microprint, 1985] 11 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 46375).

Cited in:

Bristol B7920

Shipton & Mooney 46375

OCLC:

55816316