Benjamin Silliman letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1836 July 6

Item Information

Title:
Benjamin Silliman letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1836 July 6
Description:
A letter to Edward Hitchcock in which Benjamin Silliman expresses his condolences that Hitchcock had to leave his position with the geological survey in New York due to health reasons. Silliman also thanks Hitchcock for some specimens, mentions a review of Hitchcock's work in a publication called the Knickerbocker, and discusses some new fossils of algae and other ocean plants found by Dr. Joseph Barratt.
Creator:
Silliman, Benjamin, 1779-1864
Addressee:
Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864
Date:
July 6, 1836
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Amherst College Archives & Special Collections
Box 4 Folder 2 (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
Geological specimens
Fossils
Places:
United States
Extent:
1 item (2 pages)
Link to Item:
http://acdc.amherst.edu/view/asc:61590
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Place of origin:
New Haven (Conn.)
Language:
English