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that convent of Djulfa, which he was to quit no more. His 
complaint made rapid progress, and on the 6th of October, 
he expired in the arms of Dr. Bertoni and of Father Der- 
derian, the Apostolic Prefect. 
There only remains for us to give some particulars respect- 
ing the work we have undertaken, with the view to arranging 
and publishing some of those papers by Aucher-Eloy, which 
refer to his journeys, a task which his widow has authorized 
us to execute, and in which we are aided by M. Naudin and 
M. Adolphe Brongniart, anxious, like ourselves, to do honour 
to the distant grave of our unfortunate fellow-countryman. 
The writings in question consist firstly of letters, addressed 
to his brother, M. Aucher a merchant at Blois, to M. Gus- 
tave Coquebert de Montbret, to M. A. Brongniart, Acting 
Professor at the Museum of Natural History in Paris, to 
Madame Aucher-Eloy, M. Naudin, M. de Fischer, Director of 
the St. Petersburg Botanic Garden, to Colonel Shee, to Mme. 
Lamariniére, a French lady resident at Teheran, and to his 
dragoman, Nicholas. A few of the letters to M. Naudin 
were published in 1840, in the 3rd volume of the Memoirs 
of the Natural History and Literary Society of Blois. 
The journals of his expeditions in 1830-1, in 1832, in 
1834, and 1835, and 1837-8, form the second set of manu- 
scripts placed at our disposal. 
And lastly, several catalogues of his plants were deposited, 
in order to illustrate the specimens and along with them, in 
the Museum. All these materials are chronologically ar- 
ranged. The letters addressed to M. Naudin and M. Coque- 
bert de Montbret make us acquainted with Aucher-Eloy's 
residence in Russia and journey to Greece, in 1836, of which 
there is no other relation; and they also complete the seve- 
ral journals of the other tours. These letters we have re- 
printed entire, at the risk of some repetitions. 
In these MSS. a careful narrative cannot be expected, 
one such as a traveller, restored to the tranquillity of home; 
could prepare and lay before the public; they are, strictly 
speaking, the daily notes of passing events, consigned to 
