A Tribute to the Memory of Peter Collinson: With Some Notice of Dr. Darlington's Memorials of John Bartram and Humphry Marshall

William Henry Dillingham

ISBN 10: 0461287668 / ISBN 13: 9780461287660

Published by HardPress, 2021

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Tribute to the Memory of Peter Collinson: With Some Notice of Dr. Darlington's Memorials of John Bartram and Humphry Marshall
• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0461287668
• ISBN 13: 9780461287660
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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A Tribute To The Memory Of Peter Collinson: With Some Notice Of Dr. Darlington's Memorials Of John Bartram And Humphry Marshall by William Henry Dillingham. This memorial volume surveys Peter Collinson's life and work, examining his role as a Quaker patron of science and his influence on the early American naturalists John Bartram and Humphry Marshall. It appraises Collinson's contributions to botany, the Royal Society, and the Philadelphia Library, and documents his friendship with Benjamin Franklin, James Logan, and Dr. Fothergill. The text includes biographical sketches of Bartram and Marshall, analyses of their correspondences with Collinson, and selections from Collinson's letters that illuminate the exchange of ideas across the Atlantic from the early colonial period through the mid-18th century. The second edition adds notes and an appendix, preserving and expanding the historic record and reflecting the enduring gratitude of American science for Collinson's support.