Benjamin Silliman letters to Edward Hitchcock and Stephen West Williams, 1818 March 31

Item Information

Title:
Benjamin Silliman letters to Edward Hitchcock and Stephen West Williams, 1818 March 31
Description:
This document is comprised of two letters written by Benjamin Silliman. In the first letter Silliman thanks Edward Hitchcock and Stephen West Williams for sharing mineral specimens. In the second letter Silliman proposes some edits to an article Hitchcock has written for The American Journal of Science. The first letter is addressed to both "Hitchcock + Williams." It has been inferred that "Williams" refers to Stephen West Williams.
Creator:
Silliman, Benjamin, 1779-1864
Addressee:
Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864
Addressee:
Williams, Stephen W. (Stephen West), 1790-1855
Date:
March 31, 1818
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Amherst College Archives & Special Collections
Box 3 Folder 37 (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
American journal of science and arts
Places:
United States
Extent:
1 item (4 pages)
Link to Item:
http://acdc.amherst.edu/view/asc:72496
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Place of origin:
New Haven (Conn.)
Language:
English