Morris-Rutherfurd family papers, 1717-1889.
Correspondence and other papers, of the families of Lewis Morris (1726-1798) and his great-grandson, Lewis Morris Rutherfurd (1816-1892), astrophysicist. Includes Rutherfurd's scientific correspondence (1848-1892) and notes relating to telescopes and astronomy. Correspondents include fellow scientists Henry Fitz, Wolcott Gibbs, Benjamin A. Gould, Benjamin Peirce, Nicholas Rood, and Rutherfurd's mother, Sabina Morris Rutherfurd, who describes life at the family's plantations in Willtown and Charleston, S.C.
Fitz, Henry, 1808-1863 -- Correspondence.
Gibbs, Wolcott, 1822-1908 -- Correspondence.
Gould, Benjamin Apthorp, 1824-1896 -- Correspondence.
Peirce, Benjamin, 1809-1880 -- Correspondence.
Rutherfurd, Sabina Morris, 1789-1857 -- Correspondence.
Rood, Ogden N. (Ogden Nicholas), 1831-1902 -- Correspondence.
Scientists -- United States.
Telescopes -- United States.
Astronomical instruments -- United States.
Astronomy -- United States.
Plantations -- South Carolina.
South Carolina -- Agriculture -- Plantations.
Willtown (S.C.) -- Agriculture -- Plantations.
Charleston (S.C.) -- Agriculture -- Plantations.
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Astrophysicists -- United States. lcsh
Morris, Lewis, 1726-1798.
Rutherfurd, Lewis Morris, 1816-1892.
Morris family.
Rutherfurd family.
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University of South Carolina, South Caroliniana Library Columbia, SC, USA).