Letters from William Darlington to Stephen Elliott, 1827, undated Digital
Scope and Contents
Correspondence from West Chester, Pennsylvania, botanist, physician, and politician William Darlington (1782-1863) to Elliott, dated August 31, 1827, regarding their exchange of plant specimens. Darlington writes he specifically seeks a specimen of Prunus hyemalis, which Elliott described in A sketch of the botany of South-Carolina and Georgia. In a letter dated December 14, 1827, Darlington says he is forwarding a box of specimens to Elliott, and responds to his enquiries regarding Caltha palustris and Ranunculus marilandicus. An undated letter to Elliott requests a number of specimens mentioned in his sketch and refers to Darlington’s ideas on opening public herbaria.
Dates
- Creation: 1827, undated
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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