Letter from Captain David Porter regarding the use of lemons as a staple ration for American sailors (facsimile), 1811.

Item — Box: 19, Folder: 21

Staff Only

Series Scope and Contents

From the Series:

This series contains reprints, typescripts, reports, and other material pertaining to the citrus industry. Topics include global production and marketing of citrus and avocado crops, citrus diseases, citrus physiology, soil management, frost protection, entomology, and the history of citrus and avocado industries in California, including the introduction of the first Washington Navel Orange tree to Riverside.

Dates

Creation: 1811.

Creator

From the Collection: University of California, Riverside. Citrus Research Center and Agricultural Experiment Station (Organization)

Languages

From the Collection:

The collection is in English.

Access

This collection is open for research.

For preservation and safety concerns, the use of nitrate negatives in Sub-series 8.5 has been restricted. Please contact Special Collections & Archives for additional information regarding this material.