James Logan letter to Peter Collinson, 1749


Permanent ID:
12536
Date:
February 28 1749
Image Description:
James Logan letter to Peter Collinson (1694–1768). Collinson, a London cloth merchant, was a fellow of the Royal Society and a botanist who was the center of an international circle of exchange. In this letter Logan recounts for Collinson a visit with Swedish botanist Pehr Kalm and Benjamin Franklin.
Address:
Trenton
Format:
Correspondence
Collection:
Logan family papers
Related People or Organizations:
James Logan, 1674-1751 (author)
Benjamin Franklin, 1706-1790 (depicted)
Peter Collinson, 1694-1768 (correspondent)
Pehr Kalm, 1716-1779 (depicted)