Letter from Andrew Jackson Downing to Louise Davezac Livingston

Object/Artifact

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Letter from Andrew Jackson Downing to Louise Davezac Livingston

Entry/Object ID

MP.2005.615

Description

Autographed letter on invoice paper from Andrew Jackson Downing to Louise Davezac Livingston, October 21, 1845; written from Highland Garden, Newburgh; confusion over date of sending trees and plants, planting advice, bill for plants including willow oak, osage orange, American Cyprus, European larch, liquidambar, coffee tree, silver aspen, scotch elms, laburnum, three thorned acacia, groundsel, Cornelian cherry, privet, honeysuckle; printed address, name and image of a building in landscape in upper right corner of invoice page; unidentifiable pencil drawing on reverse right center of invoice page; partial seal, with torn paper, on address page.

Made/Created

Date made

Oct 21, 1845

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

MP.2005.615
D 1

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Surface dirt, foxing, staining.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Louise Davezac Livingston

Notes

Recipient

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

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

Note Type

Department

Note

Library