Creator:

Mason, Otis Tufton, 1838-1908  Search this

Bruff, Joseph Goldsborough, 1804-1889  Search this

Trowbridge, David  Search this

Correspondent:

Mitchell, Augustus  Search this

Addressee:

Henry, Joseph, 1797-1878  Search this

Names:

Pitchlynn, Peter Perkins, 1806-1881  Search this

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Maps

Place:

United States -- Archeology

Date:

1880s

Scope and Contents:

Materials from various persons used by O. T. Mason in Smithsonian Annual Reports, 1874 - 1879 & 1881 - 1883.

1) Most have been published (although not necessarily verbatim). unpublished letters and maps include: Mitchell, Augustus to Joseph Henry, August 24, 1873. "Crude Thoughts on American Indians." Discusses visit of P. Pitchlynn to author at Portland, Me., 1846. 2) Bruff. J. Goldsborough to Joseph Henry, February 10, 1873. concerning human face carved on rock near Chain Bridge, Potomac River. 3) Trowbridge, David, December 14, 1876 "Ancient Fort and Burial Ground". with map (area of Waterburgh, New York).

Local Numbers:

NAA MS 2431

Topic:

Archeology -- Potomac River  Search this

New York (State) -- Waterburgh -- Archeology  Search this

Genre/Form:

Maps

Citation:

Manuscript 2431, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Identifier:

NAA.MS2431

Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3a2673164-9aa5-49e7-bea6-5418dda8ca5d

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-naa-ms2431