MosquitoMike added a note to page_0007 in RK-954 in Kennicott Documents, saying “In line 18, "Elateradae" is a misspelling of Elateridae.
In line 19, "oculattus" is a misspelling of oculatus.”
MosquitoMike added a note to page_0002 in RK-954 in Kennicott Documents, saying “"Leptoslylus" is a misspelling for Leptostylus (neglected to cross the "t").
“Hypomeves” is a misspelling for Hypomeces.”
MosquitoMike added a note to page_0001 in RK-954 in Kennicott Documents, saying “The pages of this beetle list are out of order.
"Monohammus" is a misspelling for Monochamus.
"Larpeda" should be the genus Saperda (likely difficult to read on specimen label).
"Strangalea" is a misspelling for Strangalia.
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MosquitoMike added a note to page_0001 in RK-950 in Kennicott Documents, saying “These are pre-written locality labels, ready to cut and insert into specimen jars and/or vials while Robert Kennicott was collecting along the North Red River ”
MosquitoMike added a note to page_0001 in RK-939 in Kennicott Documents, saying “This letter was probably written in 1858 [Neosho Falls, KS wasn't settled until mid-1857, and Kennicott was collecting in the north (today's Canada) by December 1859]”
MosquitoMike added a note to page_0001 in RK-933 in Kennicott Documents, saying “This letter was likely written in August 1858 when Bebb was still living in Illinois and Robert Kennicott was attempting to get state funding for a zoological survey of Illinois (mentioned on p.3).”
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MosquitoMike added a note to page_0001 in RK-932 in Kennicott Documents, saying “This letter is signed "M S Bebb" - Michael Schuck Bebb was a 19th century American botanist. This is the last page of the letter - first page(s) missing so the date is unknown, but it was probably addressed to Robert Kennicott, and would have lik...”
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MosquitoMike added a note to page_0001 in RK-929 in Kennicott Documents, saying “The abbreviations in the second to last line read "I.C.R.R." for Illinois Central Rail Road, where geologist John Wells Foster served briefly in the Land Department. This letter was written in 1858, as John Wells Foster took over the role of Land ...”
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MosquitoMike added a note to page_0002 in RK-101 in Kennicott Documents, saying “The last species is Sorex dekayi - it looks sort of like there is a space between the e and k, but if you look closely, the pen just gets lighter there but is still there. ”
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MosquitoMike added a note to page_0001 in RK-926 in Kennicott Documents, saying “Osten-Sacken's note after #1 says "Megarhina is a new genus of rather recent creation (founded by Desvoidy)."
The note in Osten-Sacken's writing added at the bottom of the transcription (with transcriber's note "[written on the right half of the ...”
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MosquitoMike added a note to page_0001 in RK-926 in Kennicott Documents, saying “The notes in dark ink are by the Baron Carl Robert Osten-Sacken, a Russian diplomat and fly expert (Diptera) [see for example RK-772 for handwriting comparison] - He mentions about the Megarhina "Only one is mentioned in my Catalogue as occurring ...”
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MosquitoMike added a note to page_0003 in RK-917 in Kennicott Documents, saying “The second word in the second paragraph is "Carcajous" - another name for wolverines, and the nickname given to the scientific corps on the Telegraph Expedition.”
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MosquitoMike added a note to page_0001 in RK-916 in Kennicott Documents, saying “The illegible word near the top is "Mch" referring to a letter Robert Kennicott wrote to James Redfield from near Greytown, Nicaragua on 30th March.
Line 12 says "That the Boys have changed their" to Robert's brothers Ira ("Bruno") and Flint ("P...”
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MosquitoMike added a note to page_0002 in RK-912 in Kennicott Documents, saying “The illegible word in line 8 is "Teleg" (referring to the Western Union Telegraph Company that was paying for the upcoming expedition to Russian-America).”
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MosquitoMike added a note to page_0001 in RK-911 in Kennicott Documents, saying “The second-to-last line reads "the Teleg. Expedition, Bulkley being such a" [referring to Colonel Charles Bulkley, who was in charge of the Western Union Telegraph Expedition to Russian America (future Alaska)].”
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MosquitoMike added a note to page_0003 in RK-908 in Kennicott Documents, saying “Line 21: "I tell you Mrs Reilly" (referring to Robert's sister, Alice Kennicott Reilly - Frankie was her son, born less than a year before this letter was written).”
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MosquitoMike added a note to page_0001 in RK-904 in Kennicott Documents, saying “The day of the week says "Saturday" (the "t" partially obscured) - May 2, 1863 was indeed on a Saturday.”
MosquitoMike added a note to page_0002 in RK-898 in Kennicott Documents, saying “The letter continues as RK-900. At the end of this page, Robert writes "Bruno may finish" and at the top of page 1 in RK-900, Bruno wrote "Dear Jem" and nothing more, so Robert continued from there.”
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MosquitoMike added a note to page_0002 in RK-897 in Kennicott Documents, saying “This letter was signed by Peter Engelmann, who created a natural history collection that would later become the Milwaukee Public Museum. ”
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MosquitoMike added a note to page_0001 in RK-896 in Kennicott Documents, saying “I agree - Gibbs' handwriting is almost as bad as mine (glad I am typing this note!) Some of the illegible words:
line 6: I have two unanswered note[s?][torn page]
line 8: When I tell you that I too have lost
line 13: after all, but Smith swears...”
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MosquitoMike added a note to page_0003 in RK-896 in Kennicott Documents, saying “I think this is a sort of post-script and therefore rightfully posted as page 3. The end of page 2 reads "I understand that Gill, having utterly exhausted the fish, has" continues up the left margin of page 1 with "taken up some new sôle & intends...”
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MosquitoMike added a note to page_0001 in RK-894 in Kennicott Documents, saying “This letter is in Robert Kennicott's handwriting, dictated by Bruno Kennicott (an "amanuensis" is an assistant that takes dictation). As evident by the last section at the bottom of this page, Robert recorded everything Bruno was saying, including...”
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MosquitoMike added a note to page_0005 in RK-892 in Kennicott Documents, saying “The house at Arlington is "the old Custis place" (last paragraph) - aka the "Custis-Lee Mansion" or "Arlington House" built by Robert E. Lee's father-in-law, George Washington Parke Custis.”
MosquitoMike added a note to page_0001 in RK-872 in Kennicott Documents, saying “This letter was probably written on March 8, 1863. He was uncertain of the date, but knew it was Sunday, which was the 8th that week. His collections from the north hadn't arrived as of his letters the previous week.”
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MosquitoMike added a note to page_0001 in RK-869 in Kennicott Documents, saying “Although the year at the top says "1859" [not Robert Kennicott's handwriting], this letter was certainly written in 1863 when many of the naturalists were actually living in the Smithsonian castle building. The name at the bottom is indeed "Torry"...”
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MosquitoMike added a note to page_0001 in RK-864 in Kennicott Documents, saying “This letter was probably written on February 22, 1863, even though Kennicott wrote Feb. 21st - Kennicott would have known the day of the week, and Sundays were often spent at Professor Spencer Baird's house, but Sunday was February 22 that year.”
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MosquitoMike added a note to page_0001 in RK-859 in Kennicott Documents, saying “The first two pages of this letter are posted as RK-863 - written February 21, 1863, from Robert Kennicott to his brother Flint ("Paddy") Kennicott.”
MosquitoMike added a note to page_0012 in RK-862 in Kennicott Documents, saying “Line 4 - "Prof Horsford" was Eben Norton Horsford (1818-1893), a professor of Agricultural Chemistry at Harvard University’s Lawrence Scientific School.
Line 13 - "Prof Torry (the Dr. Torry)" was John Torrey (1796-1873), one of the main botanists...”
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