Letter from Andrew Jackson Downing to Coralie Livingston Barton

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

MP.2005.623 a-b

Description

a. Autographed letter from Andrew Jackson Downing to Coralie Livingston Barton, October 28, (1850); written from Newburgh; Bartons spending the winter in New York, sending Mr. Barton a catalog and two notes (one enclosed, one missing), recommends source for rare trees, grass; people mentioned: Thomas P. Barton, Mrs. (Caroline de Windt) Downing, Louise Davezac Livingston; places mentioned: Montgomery Place, New York; also mentioned: Whitely & Osborne, Rivers Nursery; embossed insignia, "PARIS," in upper left corner of first page of writing. b. Unsigned note (from A. J. Downing) to "Mr. B." (Thomas P. Barton), n.d.; mentions geranium called "Flower of the Day," cuttings.

Made/Created

Date made

Oct 28, 1850

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

D 9 a-b

Condition

Notes

Remarks: a. Surface dirt, staining. b. Missing chip at lower right corner; surface dirt, foxing, staining.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Coralie Livingston Barton

Notes

Recipient

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 27B

Note Type

Department

Note

Library