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Correspondence from John L. LeConte to John Torrey, dated April 3, 1866. LeConte tells Torrey that Charles E. Smith has several specimens of Tipularia for him, if he would like them; then goes on to describe the oil prospecting exploits of his friend Jonathan Letterman in California and asks Torrey to inquire of "the grease men in New York, who deal in oil stocks" how and where he might go about selling stock in the Philadelphia and California Petroleum Company, on Letterman's advice.
Correspondence from John LeConte to John Torrey, dated 1857. A letter of introduction for a Dr. E.B. Turnipseed, newly returned from service with the Russian Army.
Correspondence from John Eatton Le Conte to John Torrey, dated July 9, 1852, in which Le Conte informs Torrey that "some of your friends" wish to campaign for Torrey to be offered "the vacant professorship in the University." (The university in question is not specified.) Le Conte says that the group wishes to confirm ahead of time that, were the position offered, Torrey would accept.
Letter, 7 May 1862, Columbia, S.C., to Dr. [Maximilian] La Borde, re reopening of college and effects of Civil War on enrollment; letter, 20 Dec. 1865, Columbia, S.C., to Rev. C. Bruce Walker, re John LeConte's election as chairman of School of Chemistry; letter, 21 Sept. 1866, Columbia, S.C., to C[harles] C[otesworth] Pinckney, Charleston, S.C., re Charleston earthquake.