Theodore Brown's Letter to Joseph Henry (October 31, 1859)

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Summary

Letter from Theodore Brown to Joseph Henry, first Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, October 31, 1859. In the letter, Brown commends Henry on his work in meteorology. Brown read of Henry's work in Henry's article, "Essays on Meteorology as Connected with Agriculture," published in the Patent Office Reports for 1856 and 1857.

Subject

  • Henry, Joseph 1797-1878
  • United States Patent Office
  • Meteorological Project

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Notes

2 pages scanned from the edited transcript of the original version and notes in the Joseph Henry Papers Volume 10, pages 121-122 (Document 62).

Contained within

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), 121-122

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

October 31, 1859

Restrictions & Rights

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Topic

  • Publications
  • Secretaries
  • Letters
  • Science
  • Agriculture
  • Meteorology

Place

United States

Form/Genre

  • Document
  • Paper

ID Number

SIA2012-0048 and SIA2012-0049

Physical description

Number of Images: 2 ; Color: Black and White ; Size: 7w x 10h ; Type of Image: Document ; Medium: Paper

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