George Washington Smith's Letter to Joseph Henry (January 26, 1847)
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Request permissionsDownload image PrintLetter from George Washington Smith, a Philadelphia merchant, to Joseph Henry, first Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, January 26, 1847. In the letter, Smith seeks Henry's expert opinion about the lightning strike that sank the packet ship "Thomas P. Cope."
Henry, Joseph 1797-1878
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The accompanying PDF contains SIA2012-0443, SIA2012-0444, and SIA2012-0445, which are pages scanned from the edited transcript of the original version and notes in the Joseph Henry Papers Volume 7, pages 23-25 (Document 9).
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
January 26, 1847
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SIA2012-2911 and SIA2012-2912
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