to be laid. Bailey was buried at the West Point Cemetery. Sources Several editions from 1855-1864 that were improved with time as more information was collected entitled "Physical Geography of the Sea" by Matthew Fontaine Maury. Specifically I cite this one: "The Physical Geography of the Sea, and its Meteorology" Eleventh Edition. By M. F. Maury, LL.D. Illustrated with numerous charts and diagrams. SAMPSON LOW, SON & MARSTON, 14 LUDGATE HILL. 1864. (This source is also a full book transcription on https://en.wikisource.org) https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Page:Physical_Geography_of_the_Sea_and_its_Meteorology.djvu/343 Page 317 section §587. Bailey's letter. [Professor Bailey's reply to Lt. Matthew Fontaine Maury on deep sea core samples using Lt. John Mercer Brook's deep sea sounding device and core sampling device. Also see pages 345+ ] https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Page:Physical_Geography_of_the_Sea_and_its_Meteorology.djvu/345 References JACOB W. BAILEY AND THE DIATOMS OF THE WILKES EXPLORING EXPEDITION (1838-1842). Robert K. Edgar, Occasional Papers of the Farlow Herbarium of Cryptogamic Botany, No. 14 (July, 1979), pages 9–33 (Jstor stable URL) JACOB WHITMAN BAILEY (1811–1857): EHRENBERG'S AMBASSADOR TO AMERICA. John R. Dolan, European Journal of Protistology, 2022, vol. 85, pp.125907. 10.1016/j.ejop.2022.125907 1811 births 1857 deaths People from Auburn, Massachusetts United States Military Academy alumni Military personnel from Massachusetts United States Military Academy faculty People of the United States Exploring Expedition American science writers Shipwreck survivors Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Burials at West Point Cemetery