"ÎLE BOURBON (RÉUNION). Jean-Baptiste Antoine... Lot 196

"[ÎLE BOURBON (RÉUNION)]. Jean-Baptiste Antoine PRAT, landowner and farmer on Bourbon Island. Bourbon; he was the son of the director of the Sainte-Pélagie prison (1781-1843). 8 autograph letters signed to his great-cousin, Robert Richard O'REILLY (c. 1800-1876), political opponent imprisoned for his participation in the 1832 insurrection, then Secretary of the Prefecture of Police in 1848, and finally a greenhouse manufacturer under the Empire. 36 pp. in-4. Saint-Pierre, Saint-Paul, Saint-Joseph (Bourbon Island), 1843-1870. Two letters with address on back and postmarks (one is stamped). Also very interesting correspondence talking about his life in Bourbon and his activities, particularly on the subject of opium. Extract: "Saint-Joseph, May 30, 1870. I broadcast the poppy seeds poppy seeds, which sprouted perfectly; it was the 10th of the current. Every month I I want to sow until I find one whose growth will be more suitable. As for the opium extraction, many people say it's very difficult; however, in writing to the writing to the inhabitants of Algiers who cultivate opium, we could obtain precise information [...]". precise information [...]". Attached are 4 documents signed by J.-B. Prat and J.P. Ringwald, about their discovery of a remedy remedy that radically treats diseases of the urethral canal (1847)."