Pickering, Charles, 1805-1878

Dr. Charles Pickering was born in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania to Timothy Pickering and Lurena Cole Pickering. He was a grandson of Col. Timothy Pickering, who was part of George Washington's cabinet as Secretary of State. Dr. Pickering was a graduate of Harvard and the Massachusetts Medical College. From 1838-1842, he was appointed as a naturalist with the United States Exploring Expedition, and the commander of that expedition, Charles Wilkes, named Pickering Passage after him. Charles Pickering died on March 17, 1878 and is buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge Massachusetts.

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[Letter from Sarah S. Pickering to Elizabeth Ann Upshur Teackle Quinby, June 15, 1871]

Letter from Sarah S. Pickering to Elizabeth Ann Upshur Teackle Quinby. She writes about the death of Mrs. Joshua Blake. She provides updates on family members and states that they have not been able to locate the miniature Elizabeth was asking for, but they will continue to look for it. Part of the letter is written as a crossed letter, where vertical and horizontal lines of text overlap.