Letters (Philadelphia, 1837 June 27 - 1846, Sept. 20) to Isaac Jones Wistar; "Birwood"; Westtown, Pa., and Box ... Farms, Bucks Co., Pa. 1837-1846.

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Letters (Philadelphia, 1837 June 27 - 1846, Sept. 20) to Isaac Jones Wistar; "Birwood"; Westtown, Pa., and Box ... Farms, Bucks Co., Pa. 1837-1846.

Letters of the father -- and mother also -- to the son at boarding school and with relatives.

32 letters.

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Wistar, Isaac J. (Isaac Jones), 1827-1905

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Isaac Jones Wistar was born in Philadelphia and educated at the Friends' Select School and Haverford College. He ran a dry goods store in Philadelphia, but in 1849 he travelled West with Dr. William Gambel as assistant curator of the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences. From the description of Autobiography, 1892. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 122597453 ...

Wistar, Caspar, 1801-1867

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