Unspecified Box 2, folder 15
Container
Contains 1 Result:
William Cranch Bond professional correspondence, 1842-1853, 1842-1853 Digital
FOUND IN:
Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments, Harvard University
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Collection:
William Bond & Son records and Bond family papers, 1724-1931 (inclusive), 1769-1923 (bulk)
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Series:
I. William Cranch Bond personal papers and Bond family papers, 1769-1902, undated
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Sub-Series:
D. Correspondence, 1808-1902, undated
Item — unspecified: Box 2, folder 15Identifier: hsi00001
Scope and Contents:
Correspondence to William Cranch Bond from Harvard College President Josiah Quincy (1772-1864) informing him of the conferral of an honorary AM by Harvard, and from professional societies, including the Royal Astronomical Society of London, regarding his election as member, dated 1842-1853. There is also a letter, signature illegible, offering Bond and the Harvard College Observatory a steel plate created by Mr. Prudhomme, possibly referring to the engraver John Francis Eugene Prud'homme...