Joseph Henry's Letter to John Torrey (December 30, 1860 - January 4, 1861)
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Request permissionsDownload image PrintLetter from Joseph Henry, first Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, to John Torrey, a botanist, December 30, 1860 - January 4, 1861. In the letter, Henry discusses the distribution of botanical specimens to Torrey from the United States National Museum. He also expresses concerns over the threat of a Civil War and his opposition to having the museum as part of the Smithsonian Institution.
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3 pages scanned from the edited transcript of the original version and notes in the Joseph Henry Papers Volume 10, pages 186-188 (Document 99).
Rothenberg, Marc, et al, eds., The Papers of Joseph Henry, Volume 10, The Smithsonian Years: January 1858-December 1865 (Smithsonian Institution in association with Science History Publications/USA, 2004), 186-188
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