Letters, to the Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture, 1818-1823

Name:

Webb, William

Date:

1818

Description:

Letter dated 10 September 1818 discusses preserving fence posts with lime. Letter dated 1822 was sent with "Observations of the quality of land when in a state of nature" which discusses ways to recognize good farm land before it has been improved. An item read before the Society in 1823 suggests methods for improving land.

Language:

English

Relation:

Finding aid: https://findingaids.library.upenn.edu/records/UPENN_RBML_PUSP.MS.COLL.92

Physical Description:

3 items (4 leaves)

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

Letters from William Webb, a Quaker farmer from Lancaster County, Pa.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 92 Folders 223 and 355

Collection:

Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture Records