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ITEM — Box: 1, Folder: 14 Identifier: gra00020, II

Letter from John Pierce Brace to Stephen Elliot, 1827 June 4 Digital

Scope and Contents

Correspondence from Litchfield, Connecticut, educator and writer John Pierce Brace (1793-1872), dated June 4, 1827, thanking Elliott for a box of plant specimens and expressing interest in receiving species of Hedysarum. He also includes a list of 50 species “scattered throughout your book that would be particularly valuable,” referring to Elliott’s A sketch of the botany of South-Carolina and Georgia. Brace notes he is sending Elliott a box of minerals, as well.

Dates

  • Creation: 1827 June 4

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is available by appointment for research. Researchers must register and provide one form of valid photo identification. Please contact botref@oeb.harvard.edu for additional information.

Extent

0.5 linear feet (2 flat boxes)

Creator

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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