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Title: William Samuel Waithman Ruschenberger to Samuel George Morton, 1836 February 5
Identifier(s): text:219049
Description: Sends animal and plant specimens, also shells and minerals. Difficulty of getting "natives" to work for him
Subject: Morton, Samuel George, 1799-1851; Ruschenberger, W. S. W. (William Samuel Waithman), 1807-1895
Date: 1836-02-05

Title: William Samuel Waithman Ruschenberger to Samuel George Morton, 1833 March 3
Identifier(s): text:219046
Description: Concerning his expedition to South America. Describes birds and shells. Sends collections.
Subject: Morton, Samuel George, 1799-1851; Ruschenberger, W. S. W. (William Samuel Waithman), 1807-1895; South America
Date: 1833-03-03

Title: William Samuel Waithman Ruschenberger to Samuel George Morton, 1831 October 29
Identifier(s): text:219044
Description: Is sending bird skins and shells for Academy. Describes log covered in barnacles his ship picked up.
Subject: Morton, Samuel George, 1799-1851; Ruschenberger, W. S. W. (William Samuel Waithman), 1807-1895
Date: 1831-10-29

Title: William Samuel Waithman Ruschenberger to Samuel George Morton, 1836 June 21
Identifier(s): text:219051
Description: Sends an essay, also skulls of Chinese pirate and a "Hindoo." Sickness on board his vessel.
Subject: Morton, Samuel George, 1799-1851; Ruschenberger, W. S. W. (William Samuel Waithman), 1807-1895
Date: 1836-06-21

Title: Excerpt from "A Voyage Round the World"
Identifier(s): text:165260
Description: Excerpt from William Ruschenberger's, "A Voyage Round the World: Including an Embassy to Muscat and Siam in 1835, 1836, and 1837" (Philadelphia: Carey, Lea & Blanchard, 1838): pages 295-296 describing a musical instrument donated to APS by Ruschenberger on 4/3/1840
Source: (910.4 R89); http://opac.amphilsoc.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=206943
Subject: Ruschenberger, W. S. W. (William Samuel Waithman), 1807-1895; Voyages around the world
Date: 1838

Title: William Samuel Waithman Ruschenberger to Samuel George Morton, 1836 February 15
Identifier(s): text:219050
Description: Introduces Mr. Goldsborough, purser of his ship.
Subject: Morton, Samuel George, 1799-1851; Ruschenberger, W. S. W. (William Samuel Waithman), 1807-1895
Date: 1836-02-15

Title: William Samuel Waithman Ruschenberger to Samuel George Morton, 1839 December 10
Identifier(s): text:219053
Description: Concerning dedication of the "Crania Americana."
Subject: Morton, Samuel George, 1799-1851; Ruschenberger, W. S. W. (William Samuel Waithman), 1807-1895
Date: 1839-12-10

Title: William Samuel Waithman Ruschenberger to Samuel George Morton, 1832 August 10
Identifier(s): text:219045
Description: Thanks for election to Academy. Regarding collecting expedition. Ornithology.
Subject: Morton, Samuel George, 1799-1851; Ruschenberger, W. S. W. (William Samuel Waithman), 1807-1895; Ornithology
Date: 1832-08-10

Title: William Samuel Waithman Ruschenberger to Samuel George Morton, 1835 July 10
Identifier(s): text:219048
Description: Is sending material from the Falkland Islands. Descrtibes collecting activities.
Subject: Morton, Samuel George, 1799-1851; Ruschenberger, W. S. W. (William Samuel Waithman), 1807-1895; Falkland Islands
Date: 1835-07-10

Title: William Samuel Waithman Ruschenberger to Samuel George Morton, 1835 April 21
Identifier(s): text:219047
Description: Thanks for essay on consumption. Has cases of specimens, including insects from Mr. Peale. Describes route of imminent journey to Pacific.
Subject: Morton, Samuel George, 1799-1851; Ruschenberger, W. S. W. (William Samuel Waithman), 1807-1895; Peale, Charles Willson, 1741-1827
Date: 1835-04-21

Title: William Samuel Waithman Ruschenberger to M. Burrough, 1836 November 17
Identifier(s): text:219052
Description: Describes travels in Indian and Pacific oceans. Refers to diseases, collecting of specimens.
Subject: Morton, Samuel George, 1799-1851; Ruschenberger, W. S. W. (William Samuel Waithman), 1807-1895; Pacific Ocean; Indian Ocean
Date: 1836-11-17