Author: William Dunlop BrackenridgePublisher:
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William D. Brackenridge and John Torrey Correspondence, 1847-1855
Author: William Dunlop BrackenridgePublisher:
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William D. Brackenridge and John Torrey Correspondence
Author: William Dunlop BrackenridgePublisher:
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Category : Asplenium
Languages : en
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Correspondence from William D. Brackenridge to John Torrey, dated 1847-1855. Brackenridge has returned from the U.S. Exploring Expedition (1838-1842) and is deeply engaged in writing the section of the report on ferns, though as a Scotsman he senses he is not quite accepted by "the 'Sluggish Gentry' of Washington." He regularly discusses the botanical reference volumes he uses and wants; lack of funds to purchase such books (and the bureaucracy involved in obtaining those funds) figure frequently in his letters. An extended episode involving the purchase of a single volume is dubbed "this Book affair." As work and years progress his observations on the frustrations of dealing with multiple government agencies grow drier, and his tone more tart-- "On which horn of the dilemma am I to hang my Hat upon until the big folks measure out the ingredients to make up the Pie?" he writes in frustration as early as 1848. Brackenridge also reports the gossip, describing multiple rivalries and feuds, some public, between figures like Wilkes, Frémont, Thomas Hart Benton, and others; in one particularly chilling passage he mentions that, following a harrowing episode of near-starvation during Frémont's 1848 railroad survey, botanist Frederick Kreutzfeldt "is now I am told perfectly crazy" and that the widow of one of the men who did not survive is convinced Kreutzfeldt ate part of her husband's body. Plant specimens and manuscript page proofs are sent regularly in both directions. Brackenridge often inquires after Torrey's wife and children, particularly in later years when he sends frequent gifts of seeds and other items to Torrey's son, "Master Herbert the Horticulturist." In the final letter, after the publication of his "Fern Book," Brackenridge tells Torrey he has bought a small estate outside of Baltimore. "I shall be my own master," he writes, "which is no small consideration to an independent Scotchman." Obsolete plant names mentioned include Nothochlaena, Platyloma andromedifolium, and Pteris pedata.
Joseph Drayton and John Torrey Correspondence
Author: Joseph DraytonPublisher:
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Languages : en
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Correspondence from Joseph Drayton to John Torrey, dated 1847 and 1850. Two brief notes, both written on behalf of William Brackenridge, regarding the work both Daryton and Brackenridge were doing on the report on the United States Exploring Expedition. In the first note, dated December 18, 1847, Drayton says Brackenridge needs some botanical reference books and asks Torrey to ship them to Philadelphia; in the second, dated July 22, 1850, he announces he will be bringing Torrey page proofs from Brackenridge and sample plates (presumably his own work) up from Philadelphia the following day by train.
William P. Blake and John Torrey Correspondence, 1855-1856
Author: William Phipps BlakeWilliam P. Blake and John Torrey Correspondence
Author: William Phipps BlakePublisher:
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Category : Botanical specimens
Languages : en
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Correspondence from William P. Blake to John Torrey, dated 1855-1856, primarily discussing the publication of the geological and botanical sections of vol. v of the Pacific Railroad Reports, such as page proofing and the production of plates. Blake, though primarily a geologist, also touches on botany, forwarding some leaves to Torrey for identification, and mentioning an oak he has found that he suspects may be a new species.
Author: Joseph Drayton
Author: William Oakes
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