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Weather Observations, 1786, 1mo 8-8mo31

 File — Box: 38

Scope and Contents

"Observations made by HM and MM at West Bradford. . . . " Weather and plant notes identified by the Tyler Library as belonging to early American botanist Humphry Marshall (1722-1801) of West Bradford. Humphry Marshall married Sarah Pennock in 1748. She died in July 1786, and two years later, he married Margaret Minshall (1741-1823), a sister of Jacob Minshall. Her first cousins, Jane Longstreth and Sarah Starr, lived in Bradford, as did members of the Painter family.

Dates

  • 1786, 1mo 8-8mo31

Limitations on Accessing the Collection

Collection is open for research.

Physical Facet

1 folder

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