VAR. Gustave DAVIN, physician in Pignans. Autograph manuscript, 1862-1864; 324p. fol. register (plus 31p. index), hardbound, green leather spine (worn binding, some wetness). Diary of a country doctor and landowner, from August 4, 1862 to March 31, 1864. Dr. Gustave Davin lives with his family in his country estate "l'Enclos au couvent" near the Pignans train station. A doctor at the Faculty of Montpellier, Davin kept a daily diary of family life and work on his land (including the number of days worked; list and wages of employees...): harvesting ferns in the Maures, harvesting and selling chestnuts or almonds, work in the fields, on the farm, and in the vineyard, hunting, entertainment, household expenses, accounts of work, improvements to be planned; visits to patients with their ailments and symptoms, and his emoluments; he also takes on the role of notary; travel to Carnoules, Gonfaron, Collobrières, Le Luc, Draguignan, Vidauban, Pierrefeu, Toulon, etc.). He applies for the position of assistant medical inspector at the waters of Gréoux-les-Bains (copy of his letter to the Minister, with his record of service)... Etc. At the end, a transcription of the water regulations governing the lock on the right-hand side of the Martinet, in the Basses-Serres district. A detailed alphabetical index follows.