Edward Hitchcock letter to Benjamin Silliman, 1826 March 21

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Title:
Edward Hitchcock letter to Benjamin Silliman, 1826 March 21
Description:
A letter to Benjamin Silliman in which Edward Hitchcock informs Silliman about some family news, including that many family members have been sick recently and that Orra White Hitchcock has recently given birth to a baby girl [Catharine Hitchcock]. Hitchcock also writes about an apparatus he is trying to set up for his chemistry courses, and that he is fearful his identification of a rock as topaz will prove incorrect and it will reflect poorly on Silliman since Silliman published Hitchcock's identification.
Creator:
Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864
Addressee:
Silliman, Benjamin, 1779-1864
Date:
March 21, 1826
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Amherst College Archives & Special Collections
Box 5 Folder 14 (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
Hitchcock, Edward--1793-1864--Family
Minerals--Classification
Places:
United States
Extent:
1 item (2 pages)
Link to Item:
http://acdc.amherst.edu/view/asc:47342
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Place of origin:
Amherst (Mass.)
Language:
English