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<titleStmt>
<title type="main">Carta de John Sidney Thrasher a Alexander von Humboldt</title>
<funder ref="https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/de/">Auswärtiges Amt</funder>
<funder ref="https://www.fritz-thyssen-stiftung.de/">Fritz Thyssen Stiftung</funder>
<funder ref="https://www.gerda-henkel-stiftung.de/">Gerda Henkel Stiftung</funder>
<editor>
<persName>
<surname>López</surname>
<forename>Violeta</forename>
</persName>
</editor>
</titleStmt>
<editionStmt>
<p>Proyecto Humboldt digital ProHD (<date>2022-2023</date>)</p>
</editionStmt>
<publicationStmt>
<publisher>Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften</publisher>
<publisher>Oficina del Historiador de la Ciudad de la Habana</publisher>
<pubPlace>Berlín</pubPlace>
<pubPlace>La Habana</pubPlace>
<availability status="free">
<licence target="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">Creative Commons
(CC BY 4.0)</licence>
</availability>
</publicationStmt>
<sourceDesc>
<msDesc rend="manuscript">
<msIdentifier>
<institution>Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin Preußischer
Kulturbesitz</institution>
<collection>Handschriftenabteilung</collection>
<idno>
<idno type="shelfmark">Nachl. Alexander von Humboldt, gr. Kasten 2, Mappe 3, Nr. 11</idno>
<idno type="uri">http://kalliope-verbund.info/DE-611-HS-1007953</idno>
<idno type="URLImages">http://resolver.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/SBB0001698D00000000</idno>
</idno>
</msIdentifier>
<physDesc>
<p>2 Blatt</p>
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<correspAction type="sent">
<persName>Thrasher, John Sidney (1817-1879)</persName>
<date when="1855-12-14">14 de diciembre de 1855</date>
<placeName>New York</placeName>
</correspAction>
<correspAction type="received">
<persName key="H0012069">Humboldt, Alexander von (1769-1859)</persName>
</correspAction>
</correspDesc>
<langUsage>
<language ident="en">Inglés</language>
<language ident="es">Español</language>
</langUsage>
<abstract xml:lang="es">
<p>Carta que acompaña el envío de un ejemplario de la traducción inglesa del "Ensayo político sobre esta Isla",
hecha por J.S. Thrasher, en la que este informa a Humboldt de modificaciones respecto
al contenido. Con una nota de Humboldt.</p>
</abstract>
<abstract xml:lang="de">
<p>Von J.S. Thrasher verfasster Begleitbrief zur Übersendung eines Exemplares seiner englischen Übersetzung des
"Essai politique sur l'île de Cuba", in dem er Humboldt über vohn ihm vorgenommene inhlatliche Änderungen am
Originaltext informiert. Mit einer Notiz Humboldts.</p>
</abstract>
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<catRef scheme="#genre" target="#correspondence"/>
<catRef scheme="#form" target="#manuscript"/>
<catRef scheme="#subjects" target="#geography"/>
<catRef scheme="#subjects" target="#slavery"/>
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<taxonomy xml:id="pb-taxonomy">
<category xml:id="genre">
<category xml:id="diaries"/>
<category xml:id="essays"/>
<category xml:id="notebooks"/>
<category xml:id="correspondence"/>
<category xml:id="travelwriting"/>
</category>
<category xml:id="form">
<category xml:id="manuscript"/>
<category xml:id="print"/>
</category>
<category xml:id="subjects">
<category xml:id="climatology"/>
<category xml:id="colonialism"/>
<category xml:id="demography"/>
<category xml:id="economicconditions"/>
<category xml:id="geography"/>
<category xml:id="medicine"/>
<category xml:id="science"/>
<category xml:id="plantations"/>
<category xml:id="coffee"/>
<category xml:id="sugar"/>
<category xml:id="slavery"/>
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<body>
<div type="writingSession">
<pb n="1r" facs="prohd0022_1r.tif"/>
<fw type="folNum">11.</fw>
<opener>
<dateline>New York
<lb/>14 December 1855<choice><sic>.</sic><corr type="deleted"/></choice>
</dateline>
<salute>Sir,</salute>
</opener>
<p>Will you permit
<lb/>me to offer for your
<lb/>acceptance the
<choice>
<orig>acompanying</orig>
<reg>accompanying</reg>
</choice>
<lb/>copy of a translation
<lb/>I have attempted to
<lb/>make of your excellent
<lb/>work on "The Island
<lb/>of Cuba", and which has
<lb/>just been published by
<lb/>J.C. Derby
<unclear cert="high" reason="illegible">Esq<supplied cert="high">.</supplied></unclear> of this
<lb/>city.-
</p>
<p>I have taken the
<lb/>liberty to differ with
<lb/>you on some of the
<lb/>
<pb n="1v" facs="prohd0022_1v.tif"/>general principles of
<lb/>social economy in this
<lb/>continent<choice><sic>,</sic><corr type="deleted"/></choice> but I have
<lb/>endeavored to do so with
<lb/>a proper deference to
<lb/>your great attainments
<lb/>and eminent powers.-
<lb/>Different views of the
<lb/>applicability of general
<lb/>laws may be entertained
<lb/>without any diminution
<lb/>of personal regard, and
<lb/>I beg leave to assure you
<lb/>that in the present
<lb/>instance they have not
<lb/>diminished in any
<lb/>way the high esteem I
<lb/>
<pb n="2r" facs="prohd0022_2r.tif"/>hold for yourself and
<lb/>your opinions.-
</p>
<p>I would be much gratified
<lb/>to receive from you a simple
<lb/>autographic acknowledgement
<lb/>of the receipt of the book.-
<lb/>Should you deem it worthy
<lb/>of such an honor<supplied cert="high">,</supplied> a line
<lb/>addressed to the care of my
<lb/>publisher in this city would
<lb/>reach me.-
</p>
<closer>
<salute>I have the honor to be,
<lb/>with sentiments of high regard,
<lb/>Your very
<choice>
<abbr>ob.<hi rendition="#sup">t</hi></abbr>
<expan>obedient</expan>
</choice>
<choice>
<abbr>serv.<hi rendition="#sup">t</hi></abbr>
<expan>servant</expan>
</choice>
</salute>
<signed><hi rendition="#u">J<supplied cert="high">.</supplied>S. Thrasher</hi></signed>
</closer>
<postscript>
<p>To His Excellency
<lb/>Baron Alexander <supplied cert="high">von</supplied> Humboldt
<lb/><unclear reason="illegible" cert="low">&.<hi rendition="#sup">c</hi> &.<hi rendition="#sup">c</hi> &.<hi rendition="#sup">c</hi></unclear>
</p>
</postscript>
<pb n="2v" facs="prohd0022_2v.tif"/>
<note hand="#humboldt"><hi rendition="#u">Ile de Cube</hi></note>
</div>
</body>
</text>
</TEI>