Letter from BEnjamin Smith Lyman to Mr. Lesley

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Title:
Letter from BEnjamin Smith Lyman to Mr. Lesley
Description:
Lyman updates Mr. Lesley on the progress of the project at Beaver Meadow, and describes a typical day. He writes that he is enjoying both the work and the company, hopes that his position will last, and has begun collecting fossils in the area. Lyman praises the assistants working with him.
Creator:
Lyman, Benjamin Smith, 1835-1920
Addressee:
Lesley, J. P. (J. Peter), 1819-1903
Date:
May 29, 1859
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries
Box 14 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Benjamin Smith Lyman Papers
Series:
Series 1. Correspondence
Subjects:
Geological surveys--Pennsylvania
Leveling--Pennsylvania
Places:
Pennsylvania
Extent:
6 p.
Link to Item:
https://credo.library.umass.edu/view/full/mums190-b014-i171
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Place of origin:
Beaver Meadow (Pa.)
Language:
English
Identifier:
mums190-b014-i171