Long, Stephen H. (1784-1864) to Richard Harlan
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02475.09 Author/Creator: Long, Stephen H. (1784-1864) Place Written: Hopkinton, New Hampshire Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 31 March 1837 Pagination: 1 p. : address ; 24.5 x 19.5 cm. Order a Copy
Thanks Dr. Harlan for the present he sent to Mrs. Long. Mentions receiving instruction for surveys of Maine and Massachusetts, which he will engage when the weather improves and the winter cold abates. Mentions sending a box of presents.
Long was an explorer and surveyor.
Harlan, a natural historian, was a pioneer in the study of comparative anatomy and vertebrate paleontology in the United States.
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