Benjamin Silliman letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1838 August 18

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Title:
Benjamin Silliman letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1838 August 18
Description:
A letter to Edward Hitchcock in which Benjamin Silliman apologizes for not sending Hitchcock some bones, and later discusses a recent geolocial examination he went on with his son. Silliman requests that Hitchcock come to New Haven, and says that if he does so Silliman will be able to show him a new work by Charles Lyell that is yet unpublished, as well as a new edition by Robert Bakewell.
Creator:
Silliman, Benjamin, 1779-1864
Addressee:
Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864
Date:
August 18, 1838
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
Geological specimens--Collection and preservation
Geologists--United States--1800--1899--Correspondence
Lyell, Charles, 1797-1875
Places:
United States
Extent:
1 item (4 pages)
Link to Item:
http://acdc.amherst.edu/view/asc:63727
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Place of origin:
New Haven (Conn.)
Language:
English