AGRICULTURALIST

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Autograph Letter Signed ('W W Mather') from the geologist William Williams Mather to Luther Tucker, defending the Western Agriculturalist, which he edits, and attacking the editor of the rival Ohio Cultivator, Michael B. Bateham.

Author: 
William Williams Mather (1804-1859), geologist, Vice-President and Professor of Natural Science in Ohio University [Luther Tucker (1802-1873), editor, Genesee Farmer; Michael B. Bateham (1813-1880)]
Publication details: 
Columbus, Ohio; 28 January 1851.
£120.00

1p., 4to. Good, on lightly-aged paper. He writes that he has 'received the package containing the Cultivator up to the end of 1850', and that he will pay him after the Ohio State Board of Agriculture meeting on 13 February. He suggests exchanging 'he Western Agriculturalist with the Cultivator that year. 'It has, I presume, been sent to you by the publisher. The first number is not a fair specimen of what the work is intended to be, either in variety of matter, or in the style of mechanical execution; but hope the work will improve on acquaintance'.

Autograph Letter Signed ('Findlater & Seafield') from James Ogilvy, sixth Earl of Findlater and third Earl of Seafield, to the King's Printer William Strahan, asking him to introduce a 'young Farmer' to the agriculturalist Arthur Young.

Author: 
James Ogilvy (c.1714-1770), sixth Earl of Findlater and third Earl of Seafield, Scottish peer [William Strahan (1715-1785), M.P. and King's Printer; Arthur Young (1741-1820), agriculturalist]
Publication details: 
Albemarle Street, London; 4 May 1770.
£90.00

1p., 4to. Bifolium. Good, on aged paper. Addressed on reverse of second leaf 'To | Mr. Strahan | His Majestys Printer. | New Street Shoe lane | Fetter lane'. The Earl writes that the letter will be delivered to Strahan by 'the young Farmer whom I mentioned to you'. He wishes 'that he may put his hand to work, and at the same time see things in the Stile of a man, who may have afterwards an Extensive Farm under his Direction'. He would like him to be 'recommended to Mr. Young, who will direct him what is proper to be done in Hertfordshire'. He asks Strahan to 'procure from Mr.

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