Correspondence : Schott and Torrey, 1851-1869.

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Correspondence : Schott and Torrey, 1851-1869.

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Incoming correspondence from Arthur Carl Victor Schott to John Torrey, for 1851-1869. The correspondence discusses Schott's work on the Emory expedition surveying the boundary between the United States and Mexico.

1 folder (44 letters)

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New York Botanical Garden, The LuEsther T. Mertz Library

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New York Botanical Garden, The LuEsther T. Mertz Library

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Torrey, John, 1796-1873

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Schott, Arthur, 1814-1875

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