Alexander Anderson papers, 1795-1870

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Creator

Anderson, Alexander, 1775-1870.

Location

Manuscripts and Archives Division

Extent

• .2 linear ft.

Scope/Contents Note

Correspondence, notebooks, and transcripts from Anderson'sjournals, 1795-1798; autobiographical sketch, 1848; notes and letters on Anderson's death and funeral; and other papers. Includes letters from his mother, Sara Anderson, 1795; notes on botany and stenography; lists of botanical names; a chronological table of Roman emperors; and memoranda of Anderson's visit to the West Indies, 1799. Some of the notes are in Latin and were collected by EvertA. Duyckinck.

Biographical/Historical Note

Wood-engraver and physician of New York City.

Controlled Access Terms

• Physicians -- New York (N.Y.)
• Botany -- Nomenclature.
• Botany -- Study and teaching.
• Shorthand -- Study and teaching.
• West Indies -- Description and travel.
• Rome -- Kings and rulers.
• Physicians.
• Wood-engravers.

Additional Creator Names

• Anderson, Sara.
• Duyckinck, Evert A. (Evert Augustus), 1816-1878.