Letter, 1822 Mar. 20 (Columbia, S.C.), to "Dear Sir."

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Letter, 1822 Mar. 20 (Columbia, S.C.), to "Dear Sir."

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Letter, 20 March 1822, from Dr. Thomas Cooper to an unknown correspondent discussing the mineralogy of a specimen discovered at Lake Champlain in New York. Cooper discusses analysis of "a white irregularity tubular mass containing garnet and coccolite from Lake Champlain," one of several specimens presented to Dr. Cooper by the unidentified recipient; letter includes an extensive discussion of the examination of the mineral as conducted by Lardner Vanuxem in Cooper's laboratory at Columbia, S.C.; Vanuxem was a member of the faculty of South Carolina College.

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South Carolina College

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Vanuxem, Lardner, 1792-1848

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Biographical or Historical Data. From the description of Papers, (American Antiquarian Society). WorldCat record id: 208838082 ...

Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839

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Epithet: abolitionist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001188.0x000283 Thomas Cooper, born in London in 1759, immigrated to Pennsylvania in 1794. Well-known for his political beliefs, Cooper eventually pursued a career as a science professor and became the second president of South Carolina College in 1821. From the guide to the Thomas Cooper Papers, ., 1819-1837, (University of North Carolina at Cha...