Letters, 1813-1836, to Henry Escher.

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Letters, 1813-1836, to Henry Escher.

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Letters written from various places in Georgia to Escher in Zurich, Switzerland and elsewhere, discussing insect collecting and drawing.

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Cornell University Library

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Escher, Henry, active 1796-1813

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Henry I. Escher was president of the Swiss Benevolent Society in 1868. The Society was officially founded in New York City in 1846 to provide aid for Swiss immigrants to the U.S. From the description of Henry I. Escher papers, ca. 1896. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122598238 ...

Abbot, John, 1751-1840

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John Abbot (1750-1840), naturalist and artist, collected, observed, drew insects, arachnids, and birds; native of England, moved to America in 1773 and Georgia in 1776. From the description of John Abbot notebook, [ca. 1791]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38476134 John Abbot (1757-ca. 1840) was born in London in 1751, the son of a lawyer who encouraged his early interest and talent for natural history, and who arranged for him to study drawing, perspective, and engraving un...