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Charles Dubois (bap. 1658 - 1740)
Alias Charles [Alias] Du-Bois
Mr. Charles Dubois died between 1735 and 1740, very aged. His heirs were Mr. Waldo, who married his niece, and her sister. Was a great and celebrated botanist, and had an excellent botanic garden to his house on the upper green, where the fair it kept, at Mitcham, in Surry [sic]. He had collections of shells, fossils, &c. of which I saw some at Mr. Waldo's, junior, about 1760 (207).The ODNB states that "Dubois bequeathed his books, his herbarium, and all his other curiosities to his brother-in-law Ebenezer Dubois." It may be that portions of the collection went to both Ebenezer Dubois and to Peter Waldo. His dried plants (seventy-four folio volumes containing some thirteen-thousand specimens) form part of the herbarium at the Oxford Botanic Garden (ODNB). Dictionary of National Biography entry: http://www.oxforddnb.com.cyber.usask.ca/view/article/8113?docPos=1 Other biography: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Dubois_(treasurer) Botanist
Collector
Donator of object(s)
Relationships: Charles Dubois was a donor to William Courten (28 Mar 1642-26 Mar 1702)
Charles Dubois was a employed by East India Company (1600-)
Charles Dubois was a associate or acquaintance (general) of James Petiver (c. 1665-Apr 1718)
Charles Dubois was a associate or acquaintance (general) of Hans Sloane (1660-1753)
Charles Dubois was a member of Temple Coffee House club (-)
Charles Dubois was a father-in-law of Peter Waldo (-)
Edward Bulkley (-10 Aug 1714) was a correspondent of Charles Dubois
James Cuninghame (17th c.-1709) was a associate or acquaintance (general) of Charles Dubois
James Cuninghame (17th c.-1709) was a source of object(s) for Charles Dubois
Ebenezer Dubois (-) was a brother-in-law of Charles Dubois
Peter Waldo (-) was a recipient of object(s) from Charles Dubois
Linked print sources: as Mentioned or referenced by - Notices and Anecdotes of Literati, Collectors, &c. from a MS. by the late Mendes De Costa, and Collected Between 1747 and 1788.
References in Documents:
Petiver, Musei Petiveriani (1695-1703) A. 9. Scarabæus pediculosus List. append. Tab. 6.
fig. 11.Melanocyanæus Mof. 160. fig. id. A. 1013. Pilula
rius Melanocyanæus 201.
Mus. R.S. 169. Charles Du-Bois ,
nob.
fig. 11.
rius Melanocyanæus
Mer.
The black and blueBeetle .
The lousie Beetle.
These inAug. Sept.
&c.
are often seen flying about in the Evening: TheMales
are often seen flying about in the Evening: The
have a Cop
per lustre, and theFemales
per lustre, and the
a green; as Mr.
a very curious Observer, and my highly esteemed Friend informs me.
Petiver, Musei Petiveriani (1695-1703) * A. 79. Musc. crustaceus leprosus scutellaris cinereus.
's Nottinghamshire , Charles Du-bois Tunbridge .
Mr. Pool
Ash=colouredLeprous=moss .
Found by him on
someRocks
some
near
which I have seen since ga
thered by Mr.
thered by Mr
about
Petiver, Musei Petiveriani (1695-1703) A. 129. Echinites spatagodes Siliceus, punctis circulis
foraminatus. E. præter radios & annulis duplicatis insignitus
Charles Du Bois , Mitcham Surrey .
foraminatus. E. præter radios & annulis duplicatis insignitus
List. H. A. 224.
Fig. 28.
.Plot. H. Oxon. I had this from my worthy
Friend Mr
Friend Mr
who found it about
in
Petiver, Musei Petiveriani (1695-1703) ☞ 267. Lychnis viscosa aizoides fl. minimo
an
polyanthosCharles Du Bois Mitcham , August October, 1697 .
è Rhodes
an
L. marina, pusilla, Alsines folio crasso, minori, glutinoso,
polyanthos
Hort. Catholic? This Mr.
raised
(from Seed I gave him) at his Garden at
(from Seed I gave him) at his Garden at
where it
Flowered with him from
Flowered with him from
till
Petiver, Musei Petiveriani (1695-1703) 624. polyanthos Samuel Daniel , Du Bois
Mitcham , Chelsey .
Buglossam
Chiensefol. longiore.
This my
hearty and kind Friend Mr.
hearty and kind Friend Mr
Surgeon, brought me
from the
from the
Island ofScio
I have also seen it with Mr.
at
and in ourPhysick Garden at
Petiver, Musei Petiveriani (1695-1703) 676. Rapunculus Charles
Du-Bois .
Doriæfolio piloso ex
Insula Joannis. For
this and the following I am obliged to my worthy Friend Mr.
this and the following I am obliged to my worthy Friend Mr
Du-Bois
Petiver, Musei Petiveriani (1695-1703) 694. Mariana
deorsum tendentibus.Charles Du-Bois Will.
Vernon Maryland .
Verbenaca
Rosæ Chinensisfolio, seminibus
deorsum tendentibus.
The only specimen I ever saw of this Plant,
Mr.
Mr
was pleased to give me, collected by Mr.
Vernon
in
Petiver, Musei Petiveriani (1695-1703) 796. Randalia
Mr. Randal a Gardner
Fort St. George Charles
Du-Bois .
Madraspat. Graminis folio globulifer.
This elegant Plant was first collected by
at
and sent to my worthy FriendMr.
Du-Bois
Petiver, Musei Petiveriani (1695-1703) 855. Adiantum pumilum, segmentis angustioribus rigidis,
ex Insula S. Helenæ . This I had from my worthy Friend
Mr.Charles Dubois .
Mr.
Petiver, Gazophylacii Naturæ (1702-1706)
TAB: XIV
To Mr. CHARLES DU BOIS Treasurer of the EAST-
INDIA Company, This Table is humbly dedicated by
JAMES PETIVER , F. R. S.
INDIA Company, This Table is humbly dedicated by
Petiver, Gazophylacii Naturæ (1702-1706) some years since a
lesser of this
The CuriousMr Charles Du Bois gave me
lesser of this
Petiver, Gazophylacii Naturæ (1702-1706)
TAB. LXIV
ToMr CHARLES DU BOIS , Treasurer of the EAST
INDIA Company , This
JAMES PETIVER , F. R. S.
To
INDIA Company
Tableis humbly Dedicated by