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W.H.C. Bartlett and John Torrey correspondence, 1842-1843

by: Bartlett, W. H. C.(William Holms Chambers),1804-1893

Publication date: 1842

Topics: Electrodynamics, Bartlett, W. H. C. (William Holms Chambers), 1804-1893, Torrey, John, 1796-1873, Ampère, André-Marie, 1775-1836, Bailey, Jacob Whitman, 1811-1857, United States Military Academy

Collection: nybgtorrey; biodiversity; NY_Botanical_Garden

Contributor: New York Botanical Garden, LuEsther T. Mertz Library

Language: English

John Torrey Papers (PP), Archives, The New York Botanical Garden

Correspondence from W.H.C. Bartlett to John Torrey, dated 1842-1843, primarily discussing a "constant battery" Bartlett asks Torrey to order for him for use in "Ampère's electro-dynamic apparatus." He also commisserates with Torrey over a separation from his family, and talks about a recent draining period of examinations he has undergone. Bartlett also refers to a mutual acquaintance, "Baily," a colleague at West Point; this is probably Jacob Whitman Bailey

Digitized under grant #PW-234827-16 from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)

Finding aid for the John Torrey papers available from the LuEsther T. Mertz Library, New York Botanical Garden and online

Abstract: Correspondence from W.H.C. Bartlett to John Torrey, dated 1842-1843, primarily discussing a "constant battery" Bartlett asks Torrey to order for him for use in "Ampère's electro-dynamic apparatus." He also commisserates with Torrey over a separation from his family, and talks about a recent draining period of examinations he has undergone. Bartlett also refers to a mutual acquaintance, "Baily," a colleague at West Point; this is probably Jacob Whitman Bailey.