Item 1: Letter from S[pencer]. F[ullerton]. Baird to P. J. Woodbury, 1832 September 26
Item — Box: 11, Folder: 1
Dates
- Created: 1832 September 26
Creator
- Baird, Spencer Fullerton, 1823-1887 (Person)
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Extent
1 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Type of Material:
Letter
Condition Note:
Good.
Measurements:
8 ⅜ in. x 5 ⅜ in.
Description:
This is a letter from Spencer Fullerton Baird to P.J. Woodbury on September 26, 1852 regarding information about arrival times. The creator of this letter, Spencer Fullerton Baird, was born in Reading, Pennsylvania in 1823 and was a naturalist, ichthyologist, ornithologist, herpetologist, and the first curator to be named at the Smithsonian Institute in 1851.From 1850 to 1861, the Government sent Baird and other experts out on various expeditions across the world to do surveys on species. In 1852, Baird arranged to have specimens for the Smithsonian transported on Government vessels to document new species whenever practicable. During the summer through the Fall of 1852 he traveled considerably, making a long journey through New England to visit his friend, Professor Agassiz. He made large collections, especially of fish. At Concord, he called on Ralph Waldo Emerson and met Henry David Thoreau. At the time that this letter was written, Baird was most likely attempting to collect more specimens and deciding not to go to Mrs. Sandersen’s place due to her terms. In 1871 Ulysses S. Grant appointed Baird as the first Commissioner of Fish and Fisheries for the United States Fish Commission.
Location:
Framingham, Massachusetts
Transcription:
Framingham Mass. Sept. 26. 1832
Dear Sir:
As Mrs. Sandersen’s terms differ so little from those of the living. I have concluded to go to the latter place, and shall therefore not give you the trouble to send Mrs. S. word that we are coming.
Yours respectfully
S. F. Baird
P. J. Woodbury E
18 Wall St
NY
Prof Baird
of the Smithsonian Institute
Creator
- Baird, Spencer Fullerton, 1823-1887 (Person)
Repository Details
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570-408-2000
570-408-7823 (Fax)
ask.archives@wilkes.edu