Letter from Constantine Rafinesque to Charles Wilkins Short, 21 December 1819

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Item

Title

Subject

Ohio River Valley--Description and travel--19th century

Botany--North America

Description

Letter from Constantine Rafinesque to Charles Wilkins Short in which he discusses plant naming and advises Short to keep a journal to track vegetation.

Creator

Rafinesque, Constantine

Source

Short, Charles Wilkins (1793-1863) Papers, 1802-1869, Filson Historical Society

Date

1819-12-21

Rights

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Relation

bmf0056

Type

Text

Identifier

Mss. A S559/85

Collection

First American West, 1750-1820

Citation

Rafinesque, Constantine, “Letter from Constantine Rafinesque to Charles Wilkins Short, 21 December 1819,” The Filson Historical Society Digital Projects, accessed April 11, 2026, https://filsonhistorical.omeka.net/items/show/5173.

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