Title
Samuel Thomas Carey and John Torrey correspondence, 1836-1853
Related Titles
Related/Analytical:
New York Botanical Garden Archives
Series:
John Torrey papers, series 1, correspondence
By
Carey, Samuel Thomas, 1800-1857
Type
Collection
Material
Archival material
Publication info
Notes
Correspondence from Samuel Thomas Carey to John Torrey, dated 1836-1853. In the first letter Carey asks Torrey to furnish letters of introduction for the visiting naturalist William S. Macleay to any prominent men of science he can think of in Boston, where Macleay will be travelling after New York. The second letter, dated 1853, finds Carey slowly recovering from an accident that has left him with a broken knee and serious head injuries. While he still cannot read for more than 2 or 3 hours a day or take any exercise, Carey writes, "I consider myself as one snatched from Death by the special Mercy of God." He hopes Torrey will be able to visit in the spring and wishes him luck in moving house.
In English.
Subjects
Carey, Samuel Thomas, 1800-1857
,
Correspondence
,
Macleay, William Sharp, 1792-1865
,
Torrey, John, 1796-1873
BHL Collections
John Torrey Papers
Language
English
Identifiers
OCLC:
981463346
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