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CARVER, GEORGE WASHINGTON

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CARVER, GEORGE WASHINGTON
(1864 - 1943) Black-American botanist and the son of slaves, Carver worked his way through school to become a leader in agricultural research and found hundreds of products made possible by the cultivation of peanuts and sweet potatoes. A.L.S. ""G. W. Carver,"" on a sheet of imprinted Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute letterhead, 2pp. 4to., Tuskegee, July 22, 1933 to Ford Davis, a white student of botany who Carver befriended. In part: ""àI believe things are going to come our way...O, for the time when we can go out, and be received as real scientific investigators. My fondest ambition for my precious boy is that he become one of the greatest creative scientists of the world. A pioneer in the field. I have some encouraging news to tell you, right along that line when I see you. I am so proud of my boyà"". Two file holes at the top margin, affecting several letters of the text, folds, otherwise very good.