Benjamin Silliman letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1832 June 14

Item Information

Title:
Benjamin Silliman letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1832 June 14
Description:
A letter to Edward Hitchcock in which Benjamin Silliman discusses some of the research done by Adolphe Theodore Brongniart and Alexandre Brongniart, as well as the presence of red sand in the Connecticut River Valley. Silliman also mentions that he has not received any word from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, even after sending them 200 copies of his account of the valley.
Creator:
Silliman, Benjamin, 1779-1864
Addressee:
Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864
Date:
June 14, 1832
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Amherst College Archives & Special Collections
Box 4 Folder 1 (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
Places:
United States
Extent:
1 item (4 pages)
Link to Item:
http://acdc.amherst.edu/view/asc:54340
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Place of origin:
New Haven (Conn.)
Language:
English