Edward Hitchcock letter to Benjamin Silliman, 1833 December 30

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Title:
Edward Hitchcock letter to Benjamin Silliman, 1833 December 30
Description:
A letter to Benjamin Silliman in which Edward Hitchcock requests that Silliman send back to him an essay he wrote on winter thermometer readings, informs Silliman that he will send the last of his report on the geology of Massachusetts, requests to borrow more of Silliman's books, and discusses Silliman's new edition of Robert Bakewell's "An Introduction to Geology."
Creator:
Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864
Addressee:
Silliman, Benjamin, 1779-1864
Date:
December 30, 1833
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Amherst College Archives & Special Collections
Box 5 Folder 16 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Edward and Orra White Hitchcock Papers
Subjects:
Hitchcock, Edward--1793-1864--Correspondence
Silliman, Benjamin--1779-1864--Correspondence
Geologists--United States--1800--1899--Correspondence
Bakewell, Robert, 1768-1843
introduction to geology
Places:
United States
Extent:
1 item (4 pages)
Link to Item:
http://acdc.amherst.edu/view/asc:55740
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Place of origin:
Amherst (Mass.)
Language:
English