Papers, 1841-1859.

ArchivalResource

Papers, 1841-1859.

ALS includes a letter from Hugh Swinton Legaré to Samuel Henry Dickson, introducing Lyell, and a letter relating to paleoanthropology, in which Darwin's work is briefly mentioned.

3 items.

Related Entities

There are 3 Entities related to this resource.

Lyell, Charles, Sir, 1797-1875

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w68m8190 (person)

Sir Charles Lyell, first baronet, (1797-1875, APS, 1842) was a geologist and lawyer, whose Principles of Geology explained “former changes of the earth’s surface” by means of “modern causes.” Critical of the “catastrophist” views of many contemporary geologists, Lyell considered the earth “a system of balanced antagonistic processes,” a theory later described as uniformitarian. Although he rejected Jean Baptiste Lamarck’s theory of species mutability early in his career, later he favorabl...

Legaré, Hugh Swinton 1797?-1843

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w67m0k8t (person)

Legare was a lawyer and legislator whose career included terms in the South Carolina legislature and in Congress (elected 1836). In 1841, President Tyler appointed him attorney-general. From the description of Letter to B. Northrup, 22 September 1841. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 234341782 Lawyer, editor, and politician, from Charleston, S.C. From the description of Papers, 1837-1843. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19865911 ...

Dickson, Samuel Henry, 1798-1872

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6pp02wd (person)

Epithet: MD British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000355.0x0003e6 Physician and educator. Samuel Henry Dickson was born in Charleston, South Carolina and received his M.D. degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1819. Dickson practiced in Charleston and became dean of the Medical College of South Carolina. In 1847 he moved to New York, and in 1857 he became a professor at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelph...