Papers of Ernest Henry Wilson, 1896-1952. Field Diary, April 2-19, 1907. Western Hupeh.

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Field diary, from Ernest Henry Wilson's plant collecting expedition in Western Hupeh (Hubei Province), accompanied by Walter Reaves Zappey. Notes include weather observations, plant lists, notes on expenses. Turned around, this diary lists photographs taken, with data on dates, motives, and technicalities, April 2-19, 1907.

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China {underlined} 1907

1907

China 1907 April 2 - April 19

W IV 7:3

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Inside cover with written numbers in pencil -18500 1600. +3150 500 8 2.8.00 8 24400 8400 32.800 27000 5.800 K.P. 4,400 H-. 150 8 1200 7 8.400 56 12 38

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Cash Chair Coolie adv [4000] 3|4|07 Boy adv. [5000] 5|4|- Chair Coolie adv [6000] 6|4|- Jack adv 1000 6|4|- Hidstzi adv - 1000 6|4|- Boy adv. [3000] 6|4|- Zappey's Boy Cook odv [2000] 6/4/- Chair [?] [?] adv [1000] 6/4/- Ta Wan [3000] 11/4/07

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April 2nd 1907.

Cross the Yangtze to An An Miao arriving at 11 o'clock. Journeying alone at even pace we reach Shih Tou Ya at 7 p.m. The day has been gloriously fine without a cloud in the sky. The sun was very hot — The Thermometer is attached Box in my Chair registered 87°. In the shade is was 74° at 3 p.m. Our Caravan consists of men with two Boys - [?] [?] 10 [?] Coolies Camping coolies Collector & Zappey's two hind- men. The journey [by?] through a rather broad, fertile & very picturesque valley, bounded on either side by hills which [increase?] in height as we proceed. A broad shallow

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