Papers of Stephen Elliot 1808-1828

Arnold Arboretum

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The planning for the Arnold Arboretum Centennial celebration began in 1967 when Dr. Richard A. Howard, Arboretum Director from 1954-1978, appointed committees of supporters and visiting-committee members to raise funds for the upcoming event. The week-long celebration (May 21-28, 1972) opened with a banquet in a downtown Boston hotel that featured an address by William T. Stearn, famous taxonomist and botanist from the British Museum of Natural History. Events included a daylong symposium on "Po...

Say, Thomas, 1787-1834

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Thomas Say (1787-1834) was a naturalist, entomologist, conchologist and explorer. The son of physician-apothecary Bejamin Say and his wife Ann Bonsall, granddaughter of the botanist John Bartram (1699-1777), Say was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on June 27, 1787. His mother died when he was six. Say’s connections with his great-uncle naturalist William Bartram (1739-1823), Bartram’s friend and neighbor the ornithologist Alexander Wilson (1766-1813) and Charles Wilson Peale (17...

Vaughan, John, 1756-1841

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John Vaughan (1756–1841, APS 1784) was a wine merchant, philanthropist, and long-time treasurer and librarian of the American Philosophical Society. A native of England, Vaughan moved to Philadelphia in 1782. He soon was one of the most respected members of Philadelphia society, largely because of his tireless support of numerous literary, scientific and benevolent causes. Over the course of his five decades of service to the American Philosophical Society, Vaughan met and correspo...

Thouin, André, 1747-1824

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French botanist. From the description of Autograph note signed, attesting to the accuracy of copies of two letters : Paris, 1800 Sept. 12 and 14. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270572457 André Thouin was a French botanist and gardener. Born in Paris, he studied under the naturalist Bernard de Jussieu and was horticulture chair at Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. He studied grafting and agronomy, and was a pioneer conservationist. Thouin became a friend of and correspo...

Charleston Library Society (Charleston, S.C.)

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A. Partridge.

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Prince, William, 1943-

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Epithet: Lieutenant; 9th Regt British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000706.0x000095 ...

Boykin, Samuel

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Macbridge

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Jackson, James

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Epithet: of Aylesbury British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000214.0x000110 Epithet: of Add MS 40228 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000214.0x00010f Epithet: merchant, of Dublin British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000214.0x00010c Epithet: of Glasgow ...

Tesse, Madame de

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Herbemont, Nicholas, 1771-1839

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Macbride, James

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Abbot, John

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Wray, Thomas Jefferson

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Brace, John Pierce, 1793-1872

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American educator and author. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Litchfield, to the Rev. John Pierpont, 1824 Nov. 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270131599 ...

Stephen Elliott

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Michaux, François-André 1770-1855

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French botanist and traveler. The son of botanist Andre Michaux (1746-1802), he made several visits to the United States. In February 1806 he embarked on a sea voyage for Charleston (S.C.) but was captured by the British en route and detained in the Bermudas. He arrived in the United States in May 1806 and spent three years in America in study and travel. Among his published writings was a study of American forest trees. From the description of Letter : New York, [N.Y.], to "Monsieur...

A. W. Garden

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Wm. W. Anderson

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Darlington, William, 1782-1863

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William Darlington was a physician and naturalist. From the description of Papers, 1777-1863. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122589373 From the description of Letters, 1836-1857. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122316436 From the guide to the William Darlington papers, 1777-1863, 1777-1863, (American Philosophical Society) From the guide to the William Darlington letters, 1836-1857, 1836-1857, (Am...

Elliott, Stephen D.

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Epithet: Captain; RN British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000980.0x00017d ...

Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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The Historical Society of Pennsylvania was established in 1824 by seven young Philadelphians who were inspired by the patriotic celebrations and renewed civic pride brought on by the Marquis d Lafayette's visit to the United States. The aim of their fledgling organization was to collect and preserve evidence related to history of the commonwealth, to encourage scholarly research, and to stimulate public interest in American history. This mission remains central to the wo...

Michaux, François-André 1770-1855

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French botanist and traveler. The son of botanist Andre Michaux (1746-1802), he made several visits to the United States. In February 1806 he embarked on a sea voyage for Charleston (S.C.) but was captured by the British en route and detained in the Bermudas. He arrived in the United States in May 1806 and spent three years in America in study and travel. Among his published writings was a study of American forest trees. From the description of Letter : New York, [N.Y.], to "Monsieur...

Literary and Philosophical Society of South-Carolina

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J. Macbride's

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Schweinitz, Lewis David ˜vonœ 1780-1834

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Lewis David von Schweinitz (1780-1834) was called "the first American mycologist" by William Farlow. He is also known by the names de Schweinitz and Schweinitz. His Synopsis fungorum Carolinae Superioris and Synopsis fungorum in America Borealis are milestones in the history of mycology. Born in Bethlehem, Pa., he was educated by the Moravian Brethren in Germany. Von Schweinitz's career as a secular official of the Moravian Church in the United States provided opportunities for travel and collec...

Collins, Zaccheus

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Anthony Girard

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Swainson, William, 1789-1855

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Epithet: naturalist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000679.0x0001a6 Swainson, a notable naturalist, was also a skilled botanical draughtsman and a competent water color artist. From the guide to the Birds of North America, Circa 1822-1824, (American Philosophical Society) William Swainson (1789-1855) was born in Liverpool. He joined H.M. Customs in 1803 and transferred to the C...

St. John's parish

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Schwarten, Lazella

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Mr. Short

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Muhlenberg, Henry, 1753-1815

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Henry Muhlenberg was a Lutheran clergyman and botanist. He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1785. From the description of Observationes botanicae de plantis Americae septentrionalis, 1807-1811. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122380086 From the description of Correspondence, 1779-1815. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122644685 Henry Muhlenberg was a Lutheran clergyman and botanist; he wa...

MM Eyries Freres)

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J. W. Gilmer

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Walker Arnott, George A. (George Arnott), 1799-1868

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Boie, F.

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Palisot de Beauvois, Ambroise M.

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Stueve, W. C.

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