Edward Hitchcock letter to Benjamin Silliman, 1829 January 8

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Title:
Edward Hitchcock letter to Benjamin Silliman, 1829 January 8
Description:
A letter to Benjamin Silliman in which Edward Hitchcock thanks Silliman for putting a notice in the American Journal of Science about a translation of Pierre Louis Antoine Cordier's essay on the interior temperature of the earth done by the junior class at Amherst College. Hitchcock also inquires after a book on chemistry that Silliman is writing, apologizes for not sending Silliman a brief essay about tin, and writes that he regrets to hear about the death of George T. Bowen, a Yale graduate and scientist.
Creator:
Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864
Addressee:
Silliman, Benjamin, 1779-1864
Date:
January 8, 1829
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
Cordier, P. L. A. (Pierre Louis Antoine), 1777-1861
essay on the temperature of the interior of the earth
Places:
United States
Extent:
1 item (4 pages)
Link to Item:
http://acdc.amherst.edu/view/asc:54087
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Place of origin:
Amherst (Mass.)
Language:
English
Notes:
This letter is not written in Edward Hitchcock's hand. It appears to be the handwriting of his wife, Orra White Hitchcock.