Letters to the Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture, 1822.

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Letters to the Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture, 1822.

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Letter dated 1 December 1822 is addressed to James Mease and describes cotton cultivated in Maryland and Delaware and ripening as late as December. Letter dated 2 December 1822 describes the cultivation of rutabagas.

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University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library

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