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George P. Rowell and Company's American Newspaper Directory containing accurate lists of all the newspapers and periodicals published in the United States and territories, and the dominion of Canada, and British Colonies of North America, together with a description of the towns and cities in which they are published: description of towns and cities. (ed. George P. Rowell and company) | 6 | 0 | Browse | Search |
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) | 4 | 0 | Browse | Search |
Archibald H. Grimke, William Lloyd Garrison the Abolitionist | 2 | 0 | Browse | Search |
Francis Jackson Garrison, William Lloyd Garrison, 1805-1879; the story of his life told by his children: volume 2 | 2 | 0 | Browse | Search |
Francis Jackson Garrison, William Lloyd Garrison, 1805-1879; the story of his life told by his children: volume 1 | 2 | 0 | Browse | Search |
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 23. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) | 2 | 0 | Browse | Search |
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Bartram , William , 1739 -1823 (search)
Bartram, William, 1739-1823
Naturalist; born in Kingsessing, Pa., Feb. 9, 1739.
He engaged in business in North Carolina in 1761, and became a devoted student of natural history.
Son of John Bartram, a distinguished botanist, and the founder of the first botanical garden in the United States.
William accompanied his father, when the latter was seventy years of age, in a botanical excursion and exploration of east Florida, and resided some time on the banks of the St. John River, returning home in 1771.
He was employed by Dr. Fothergill, of London, in 1773-78, in botanical explorations and collections in Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina. Mr. Bartram was a member of the American Philosophical Society and other scientific associations in the United States and Europe.
In 1790 he published an account of his travels in the Gulf region, in which he gave an account of the Creek.
Choctaw, and Cherokee indians.
Mr. Bartram made the most complete table of American ornithology prev
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), La Tour , Charles -1656 (search)