Letter from unidentified correspondent to Orra White Hitchcock, 1852 October 30

Item Information

Title:
Letter from unidentified correspondent to Orra White Hitchcock, 1852 October 30
Description:
A letter to Orra White Hitchcock from an unidentified correspondent whose initials appear to be C.A.B. The correspondent writes about his trek in the woods through New York as part of a company. He discusses whether or not he plans to continue in the field of engineering, and describes his experience in the forest, contrasting it to some descriptions he has heard about in Joel Tyler Headley's "The Adirondak: or, Life in the Woods."
Addressee:
Hitchcock, Orra White, 1796-1863
Date:
October 30, 1852
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Amherst College Archives & Special Collections
Box 25 Folder 11 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Edward and Orra White Hitchcock Papers
Subjects:
Hitchcock, Orra White--1796-1863--Correspondence
New York (State)--Description and travel
Headley, Joel Tyler, 1813-1897
Adirondack
Places:
New York
Extent:
1 item (4 pages)
Link to Item:
https://acdc.amherst.edu/view/asc:724446
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Place of origin:
Jefferson County (N.Y.)