Loring family papers, 1813-1895.

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Loring family papers, 1813-1895.

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The large bound volume contains approximately 150 letters to and from members of the Loring family dating from 1813-1895. Correspondents with more than 5 letters in this volume include Asa Gray, Charles Greely Loring, C. W. Loring, and Edward G. Loring. Twelve separately bound letters are from Charles Greely Loring to his wife, Anna Pierce Brace Loring. They were written from February to March of 1834, when Loring was in Washington, D.C. to argue a case before the U.S. Supreme Court.

ca. 160 letters (2 v.)

Harvard University Archives.

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Harvard University Archives.

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Gray, Asa, 1810-1888

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Often called the “Father of American Botany,” Asa Gray was instrumental in establishing systematic botany as a field of study at Harvard University and, to some extent, in the United States. His relationships with European and North American botanists and collectors enabled him to serve as a central clearing house for the identification of plants from newly explored areas of North America. He also served as a link between American and European botanical sciences. Gray regularly reviewed new Euro...

Loring, Charles G. (Charles Greely), 1794-1867

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Loring was a prominent Boston lawyer and a Massachusetts State Senator in 1862. He married Anna Pierce Brace (d.1836) in 1818 and was a Harvard College fellow from 1838-1857. From the guide to the Papers, 1768-1866., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) ...

Loring, Caleb William, 1819-1897

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Loring family.

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Many members of the Loring family attended Harvard College and served Harvard University in a variety of offices, including overseers and fellows. Charles Greely Loring (1794-1867) earned his Harvard AB 1812 and Harvard L.L.D. 1850. He married Anna Pierce Brace in 1818 (she died 1836). He was a Harvard fellow from 1838-1857. From the description of Loring family papers, 1813-1895. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 77067231 ...