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Letter from Dr. Daniel Drake to Dr. Charles Wilkins Short, 10 January 1817

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Letter from Dr. Daniel Drake to Dr. Charles Wilkins Short, 10 January 1817

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In response to Short's 1816 letter, Drake states the high probability of there being two species of the coffee nut tree but that no one had recognized it. He also mentions that he had accepted a professorship at Transylvania University.
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