This correspondence is chiefly to William Bartram concerning personal matters and birds.
Alexander Wilson was an ornithologist, and was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1813.
Provenance
Acquired from Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, 1952.
Location of originals:Originals in Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University.
General physical description
1 microfilm reel.
Early American History Note
This is a microfilm of an early American collection that may be of interest to researchers at the APS and may complement an original manuscript collection at the APS.
Genre(s)
- Microfilm Collection
Personal Name(s)
- Bartram, William, 1739-1823
- Wilson, Alexander, 1766-1813
Subject(s)
- Natural history.
- Ornithology.
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