Letter from Andrew Jackson Downing to Thomas P. Barton

Object/Artifact

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Letter from Andrew Jackson Downing to Thomas P. Barton

Entry/Object ID

MP.2005.619

Description

Autographed letter from Andrew Jackson Downing to Thomas P. Barton, December 31, 1846; written from Highland Garden, Newburgh; apologizes for delay in writing, suggests specific plants, "rare and ornamental trees," "evergreen tree," the arboretum; people mentioned: Coralie Livingston Barton, Major Auguste Davezac, Mrs. (Caroline de Windt) Downing; places mentioned: Philadelphia, Florida, Europe, London, Montgomery Place; also mentioned: Landreth & Fulton, jasmine, the Horticulturist; embossed insignia in upper left corner of first and third pages of writing.

Made/Created

Date made

Dec 31, 1846

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

D 5

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Folded corner in upper right corner of first and third page of writing; surface dirt, foxing, staining.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Thomas Pennant Barton

Notes

Recipient

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

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

Note Type

Department

Note

Library