Willliam L. Marcy and John Torrey Correspondence
Author | : William Learned Marcy |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 1836 |
ISBN-10 | : OCLC:1030961498 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Download or read book Willliam L. Marcy and John Torrey Correspondence written by William Learned Marcy and published by . This book was released on 1836 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Correspondence from William L. Marcy to John Torrey, dated 1836. In the first letter, dated April 27, Marcy attempts to pursuade a skeptical Torrey that the terms being offered by the state of New York to scientists participating in its natural history survey are not as bad as he thinks: "... a more definite explanation of [the terms] may induce you to view them in a more favorable light..." This letter appears to be missing a page. In the second letter, dated July 16, it appears Torrey has accepted the commission; Marcy discusses further arrangements for perfoming the survey and some of the other naturalists he is attempting to recruit.