Francis M. Levison's Letter to Joseph Henry (December 29, 1846)

Summary

Letter from Francis M. Levison, a former student of Henry's, to Joseph Henry, then a professor at Princeton University and later first Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, December 29, 1846. In the letter, Levison congratulates Henry on his recent appointment as Secretary of the Smithsonian, and praises his intellect, kindness, and work ethic. He thanks Henry for his instruction while attending Princeton, and wishes him well in his new undertaking.

Subject

Princeton University

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Notes

The accompanying PDF contains SIA2012-3373, SIA2012-3374, and SIA2012-3375, which are pages scanned from the edited transcript of the original version and notes in the Joseph Henry Papers Volume 6, pages 619-621.

Contained within

• Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7001, Box 8, Folder: 25 - December 17-31 1846
• Rothenberg, Marc, et al, eds., The Papers of Joseph Henry, Volume 6, The Princeton Years: January 1844-December 1846 (Washington: Smithsonian Institution, 1992), 619-621

Contact information

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

Date

December 29, 1846

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

• Students
• Appointments
• Letters
• Secretaries
• Teaching

Form/Genre

• Document
• Paper

ID Number

SIA2012-2909 and SIA2012-2910

Physical description

Number of Images: 2; Color: Color; Size: 7 1/4w x 8 3/4h; Type of Image: Document; Medium: Paper

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