Jacob Whitman letter, 1834, Sept. 23, from West Point, New York.

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Jacob Whitman letter, 1834, Sept. 23, from West Point, New York.

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Letter (ALS). Writes about botanical specimens and his activities at West Point Military Academy.

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Bailey, Jacob Whitman, 1811-1857

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Jacob Whitman Bailey (1811–1857) was an American naturalist, known as the pioneer in microscopic research in America. Jacob Whitman Bailey was born in Auburn, Massachusetts on April 29, 1811, and in 1832 graduated at West Point, where, after 1834, he was successively assistant professor, acting professor, and professor of chemistry, mineralogy, and geology. At West Point he studied with John Torrey. He devised various improvements in the construction of the microscope and made an extensive co...