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<dl><dd>John Torrey Papers (PP), Archives, The New York Botanical Garden</dd>
<dd>Correspondence from Lucian LaTaste to John Torrey, undated [1838], soliciting Torrey's support in promoting his proposed botanical textbook, Flora Georgiensis: "May I, respected sr., solicit the aid of yr. distinguished name, and high influence in promoting the publication of the above work?" LaTaste's note is written on a prospectus for the book</dd>
<dd>Digitized under grant #PW-234827-16 from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)</dd>
<dd>Finding aid for the John Torrey papers available from the LuEsther T. Mertz Library, New York Botanical Garden and online</dd></dl><br>Subjects: Botany; Textbooks; LaTaste, Lucian, 1808-; Torrey, John, 1796-1873; Georgia Female College (Macon, Ga.)</div>
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LaTaste, Lucian,1808-</div>
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