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Start Over Collection Alexander Metcalf Fisher Papers, 1803-1898, bulk 1809-1822

"Observations con[cerning] the management of algebraical problems", undated Box 3, Folder 39

Accompanied by a letter to Yale professor and editor of the American Journal of Science and Arts Benjamin Silliman, in Fisher's hand, forwarding a Diophantine problem solution by professor Theodore Strong of Hamilton College, and by various mathematical equations.

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  3. Writings, 1803-1822
  4. Scientific Articles, 1818-1821

Personal and Family Papers, 1813-1898 1.88 Linear Feet

Series III. holds manuscript and printed items relating to Fisher, his fiancé Catharine Esther Beecher, and his siblings Willard, Nancy, and Sally. Of note are clippings, eulogies, and poems in memory of Fisher, and records of his Yale College graduation, as well as a copper plate engraved with a portrait of Fisher by Simeon Smith Jocelyn.

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  2. Alexander Metcalf Fisher Papers, 1803-1898, bulk 1809-1822