| 1 | Author: | Carson, Joseph, 1808-1876 | Requires cookie* | | Title: | Joseph Carson papers, 1810-1877
| | | Dates: | 1810-1877 | | | Abstract: | The APS collection of Joseph Carson's letters is relatively small, especially for the purposes of this guide. Joseph Carson was a Philadelphia born and educated physician who spent time serving as a ship's physician. The collection has six documents from before 1850. They range from letters to receipts to notes from a lecture. Of particular significance is a very long letter Carson wrote from Calcultta in 1830 to Samuel Grant, an associate in the U.S.. Carson had been asked to carry a bill of exchange for Grant, which he had some difficulty disposing of because Grant's credit was not well-known, and to purchase goods on Grant's behalf for sale in the U.S.. Carson details the process and availability of goods in India, and the reasons for his decision to purchase silk and indigo for Grant. Carson then goes on to describe his experience on the trip, stating that he "played the part of merchant and doctor."
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| | | Call #: | Mss.B.C239 | | | Extent: | 0.25 Linear Feet | | | Topics: | Americans Abroad | Education | Medicine | Trade | | | Genre: | Business Records and Accounts | Educational Material | General Correspondence | Notebooks | | | Subjects: | Botany. | Medical publishing | Medicine -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. | |
2 | Author: | Patterson, , Robert M. (Robert Maskell), 1787-1854 | Requires cookie* | | Title: | Robert Maskell Patterson notebooks, 1810-1811
| | | Dates: | 1810-1811 | | | Abstract: | Previously catalogued as part of the the Robert Patterson Collection, this portion contains lecture notes on natural philosophy, death, mathematics, engineering, and other subjects. In addition to the notes, there is a class roster from the Universities of Pennsylvania and Virginia and copies of exams. There is also meteorological data for 1775 and 1776.
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| | | Call #: | Mss.B.P275.n | | | Extent: | 4 volume(s) | | | Topics: | Education | Natural history | Science and technology | | | Genre: | Educational Material | Meteorological Data | Notebooks | | | Subjects: | Agriculture | Botany | Chemistry | Mineralogy | Physics | Zoology | |
3 | Author: | Rafinesque, C. S. (Constantine Samuel ), 1783-1840 | Requires cookie* | | Title: | C. S. (Constantine Samuel) Rafinesque Papers, 1808-1840
| | | Dates: | 1808-1840 | | | Abstract: | The Rafinesque Collection consists of two types of documents: correspondence and copies of his writings. The correspondence is separated into three distinct parts: general correspondence, correspondence with Augustin Pyramus de Candole (a Swiss botanist), and correspondence with John Quincy Adams. The copies of his writings consist of manuscript essays, notebooks, lectures, and other materials that discuss various scientific topics, especially botany.
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| | | Call #: | Mss.B.R124 | | | Extent: | 1.75 Linear Feet | | | Topics: | International Travel | Native America | Natural history | Science and technology | Travel | | | Genre: | Manuscript Essays | Native American Materials | Notebooks | Political Correspondence | Scientific Correspondence | | | Subjects: | Anishinaabe | Biology, genetics, eugenics | Botany. | Culture, community, organizations | Delaware Indians | Indians of North America -- Louisiana | Ojibwa Indians | Osage Indians | Ottawa Indians | Plains Indians | Race, race relations, racism | Wallam olum | Zoology. | |
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