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<dl><dd>John Torrey Papers (PP), Archives, The New York Botanical Garden</dd>
<dd>Correspondence from W.H.C. Bartlett to John Torrey, dated 1842-1843, primarily discussing a "constant battery" Bartlett asks Torrey to order for him for use in "Ampère's electro-dynamic apparatus." He also commisserates with Torrey over a separation from his family, and talks about a recent draining period of examinations he has undergone. Bartlett also refers to a mutual acquaintance, "Baily," a colleague at West Point; this is probably Jacob Whitman Bailey</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: Electrodynamics; Bartlett, W. H. C. (William Holms Chambers), 1804-1893; Torrey, John, 1796-1873; Ampère, André-Marie, 1775-1836; Bailey, Jacob Whitman, 1811-1857; United States Military Academy</div>
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Bartlett, W. H. C.(William Holms Chambers),1804-1893</div>
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