Letter from Benjamin Smith Lyman to J. Peter Lesley

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Title:
Letter from Benjamin Smith Lyman to J. Peter Lesley
Description:
Lyman reports on his current job, and hopes that Mr. Lesley won't make the trip to see him, on account of having not yet been able to accomplish any plotting. He requests that logarithm tables be sent to help him verify his work, and describes the most efficient route by train and stage to Pottsville.
Creator:
Lyman, Benjamin Smith, 1835-1920
Addressee:
Lesley, J. P. (J. Peter), 1819-1903
Date:
November 8, 1862
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries
Box XXX (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Benjamin Smith Lyman Papers
Series:
Series 1. Correspondence
Subjects:
Surveys--Plotting
Railroad travel
Extent:
3 p.
Link to Item:
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Place of origin:
Llewellyn (Pa.)
Language:
English
Identifier:
mums190-b014a-f03-i013