Important contributor to food and nutrition (1737-1813), who was a promoter of the potato as a food source and established the first mandatory smallpox vaccination. ALS in French, signed "Parmentier," one page, 7 x 9.5, August 10, 1805. Untranslated handwritten letter to pharmacist Sabin Joseph Buloy in Boulogne. In fine condition.
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