Letter from G.A. Walker Arnott to Stephen Elliott, 1828 August 18 Digital
Scope and Contents
Correspondence from Scottish botanist G. A. Walker (George Arnott Walker) Arnott (1799-1868), dated August 18, 1828, regarding duplicate specimens of plants Arnott had collected in the Pyrenees, which he was sending to Elliott. Arnott notes he has numbered the specimens and included in his letter the localities by number. He also writes of his plans to travel to Russia and his hopes that Elliott will send him some North American plant specimens.
Dates
- Creation: 1828 August 18
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
0.5 linear feet (2 flat boxes)Creator
- From the Collection: Elliott, Stephen, 1771-1830 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Botany Libraries, Gray Herbarium Library, Harvard University Repository
The Harvard University Herbaria houses five research libraries that are managed collectively as the Botany Libraries. The Gray Herbarium Library specializes in the identification and classification of New World plants with emphasis on North American plants. The Archives of the Gray Herbarium houses unique resources including personal papers, institutional records, field notes and plant lists, expedition records, photographs, original artwork, and objects from faculty, curators, staff, and affiliates of the Gray Herbarium.
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