Squier, E. G (Ephraim George) 1821-1888 Search this
Physical description:
Number of Images: 2 ; Color: Black and White ; Size: 7w x 10h ; Type of Image: Document ; Medium: Paper
Type:
Document
Paper
Date:
April 24, 1849
Category:
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Notes:
2 pages scanned from the edited transcript of the original version and notes in the Joseph Henry Papers Volume 7, pages 510-511 (Document 288).
Summary:
Letter from Joseph Henry, first Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, to Ephraim George Squier, an archaeologist, April 24, 1849. In the letter, Henry agrees to send instruments for Squier to use in collecting earthquake data on his expedition to Guatemala.
Contained within:
Rothenberg, Marc, et al, eds., The Papers of Joseph Henry, Volume 7, The Smithsonian Years: January 1847-December 1849 (Washington: Smithsonian Institution, 1996), 510-511
