George Ord: Letters to Charles Waterton, 1842-1843

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Substances of an oral communication made to the American Philosophical Society at the stated meeting on 4 November 1842; re U.S. Government's lack of interest in scientific research from recent expedition to Antarctic.

G. Ord to Charles Waterton; re results of meeting of 4 November 1842: U.S. government now supporting the scientist reporting the expedition and re Titian Peale's new bird. [22 February 1843] Printed proceedings of American Philosophical Society Vol 2 no. 24. [November-December 1842]

Titian Peale to G. Ord; re his bird from Samoan Islands which Cook had seen at Society Islands; he proposes to call it Didunculus strigirostris, native name Manumea. Coloured drawing of same. [28 March 1843]

G. Ord to Waterton enclosing above Peale letter and drawing. [24 April 1843]

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