Correspondence
Gray and Engelmann
by Asa Gray
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Incoming correspondence to George Engelmann from Asa Gray, for 1841-1845. The correspondence relates to Karl Geyer's Illinois and Oregon collections; Melines Leavenworth's Louisiana and Texas collections; Nicollet's collections; Geyer's dishonesty; Thomas Nuttall's paper and determinations; Texas collections of Gambell, Lindheimer and Drummond; discussions of methods of shipping live plants; shipping practices; Post Office Law; techniques of mounting plants; western seed distribution for cultivation in eastern and European gardens; Oregon bill and Lindheimer; discussions of name changes; species differences; writing genera and manual of flora; collections, exchanges, accounts, subscriptions and distributions of various collections; collaboration of Engelmann and Gray.
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Correspondence, Plants, Postal service, Botanical specimens, Classification, Law and legislation, Collection and preservation, SeedsPeople
Thomas Nuttall (1786-1859), George Engelmann (1809-1884), Melines Conklin Leavenworth (1796-1862), J. N. Nicollet (1796-1843), Karl Andreas Geyer (1809-1853), Asa Gray (1810-1888)Places
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George Engelmann Papers, 1831-1914 / Correspondence (Collection 1 RG 4/1/5/1), Missouri Botanical Garden Archives.
Finding aid available from Missouri Botanical Garden Library and online http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/molib/part2.pdf.
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