Records, 1815-1818.

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Records, 1815-1818.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/11849823

The Linnaean Society (1814-1823) was established in Boston by a group of gentlemen wishing to spark public interest in natural science; members conducted scientific inquiries and gathered specimens to be exhibited. This small group of papers (letters and receipts), presumably collected by William Smith Shaw, vice-president of the Society, records the financial difficulties which led to the resignation of the treasurer, Octavius Pickering, and, ultimately, to the dissolution of the society.

11 items, in folder.

Boston Athenaeum

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Linnaean Society of New England

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Pickering, Octavius, 1791-1868

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American lawyer and writer; author of "Life of Timothy Pickering by his son." From the description of Octavius Pickering letter to James F. Baldwin [manuscript], 1852 February. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 781300395 ...

Shaw, William Smith, 1778-1826

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