All Items 1 Collection 1 Archives & Special Collections 1 Contributor 3 Bigelow, Jacob, 1786-1879 1 Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 1 Hitchcock, Orra White, 1796-1863 1 Location 1 Massachusetts 1 Topic 4 Botanical illustration 1 Botanical specimens 1 Correspondence 1 Illustrations 1 Part Of 1 Edward and Orra White Hitchcock Papers 1 Genre 1 Correspondence 1 Subject 4 Botanical illustration 1 Botanical specimens – Massachusetts – Illustrations 1 Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 – Correspondence 1 Hitchcock, Orra White, 1796-1863 1 Jacob Bigelow letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1817 April 22 Bigelow, Jacob, 1786-1879 A letter to Edward Hitchcock in which Jacob Bigelow discusses plant specimens and adds to the list of those he would like "Miss White" (presumably Orra White) to paint. He includes specific instructions regarding size and details. Included on the verso is a sketch of details of a corn plant, to be used as a guide. Jacob Bigelow letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1817 April 22
