Jeffries Air-Mail Letter Collection 1784-1961

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Jeffries Air-Mail Letter Collection 1784-1961

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American physician; first American to be airborne. Includes a letter dropped from Jeffries' balloon during his historic flight, as well as clippings, correspondence and other materials about the letter.

(ca. 0.75 linear ft.); 1 half archives box, 1 flat box, 1 folder

eng,

Amherst College Archives and Special Collections

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SNAC Resource ID: 6321693

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Jeffries, John, 1745-1819

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Jeffries was a Boston physician, surgeon, scientist, and the first man (with Jean-Pierre Blanchard) to fly a balloon across the English Channel between England and France. From the description of John Jeffries papers, 1768-1819. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612364982 From the guide to the John Jeffries papers, 1768-1819., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) Physician and meteorologist of Boston. From the descripti...

Blanchard, Jean-Pierre, 1753-1809

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Thayer, Arodie.

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Thayer, Thatcher, 1811-1894

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American clergyman. From the description of Autograph letters signed (9) : Newport [Rhode Island], to [John W.] Field, 1870 Dec. 31-1887 Mar. 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270571911 ...

Amherst College. Class of 1831. Thayer.

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Williams, Samuel Robinson, 1879-

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Physicist (magnetism, optics). On the physics faculty at Columbia University (1906-1907); Oberlin College (1908-1924); and Amherst College from 1924-1947. From the description of Papers, 1904-1955. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80362528 From the description of Williams papers, 1877-1956 (bulk 1904-1955). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 154306677 Williams was born Mar. 2, 1879 to John Dockray and Alam (Davis) Williams in Marengo, Iowa. He graduated from Grinnell Coll...