Papers, 1839-1880.

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Papers, 1839-1880.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38754440

Collection consists of ninety-three letters to Wightman, and a clipping attached to a letter with a short sketch and picture of South Boston Methodist Episcopal church, along with another paper fragment showing two buildings, people on the street and on horseback. Many of the letters concern the ordering of scientific apparatus for universities, colleges and academies. The schools were located throughout the U.S., some in Canada, and one in Cuba. Some letters contain scientific drawings or descriptions such as those given for certain air-pumps, batteries and pulleys. Apparatus requested included magic lanterns (projectors), flasks, sliders (slides), and even a piano. Models of the eye, ear, and steam engines were ordered. Good packing was a concern in letters and delays in the shipments of goods were apparently common. Among the correspondents were Elisha Mitchell, professor at University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, and Theron Baldwin, instrumental in establishing several colleges.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7406747

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Baldwin, Theron, 1801-1870

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Baldwin, a graduate of Yale Theological Seminary, was Secretary for the Society for the Promotion of Collegiate and Theological Education at the West and founder of Illinois College and first president of Monticello Female Seminary. From the description of Pleas for western colleges and theological seminaries : manuscript, 1845-1863. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612828733 ...

South Boston Methodist Episcopal Church.

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Wightman, Joseph M. (Joseph Milner), 1812-1885

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Epithet: Major-General; of Add MS 33273 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001152.0x0003b7 Philosophical instrument maker, author, and politician(?) of Boston, Mass. From the description of Papers, 1839-1880. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 38754440 ...

Mitchell, Elisha, 1793-1857

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Elisha Mitchell was a native of Connecticut, student and tutor at Yale College, Presbyterian minister, and professor of geology and chemistry and bursar at the University of North Carolina, 1818-1857. From the description of Elisha Mitchell papers, 1816-1905. WorldCat record id: 23658466 Elisha Mitchell (19 August 1793-27 June 1857) of Connecticut was a graduate of Yale who taught at Jamaica, Long Island, N.Y. and at New London, Conn., and was a tutor at Yale be...