Benjamin Silliman letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1836 October 7

Item Information

Title:
Benjamin Silliman letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1836 October 7
Description:
A letter to Edward Hitchcok in which Benjamin Silliman quotes a passage from a letter from Robert Bakewell describing the tension between science and religious figures in England. Silliman also informs Hitchcock that he has been binding his periodicals and offers them for Hitchcock's perusal.
Creator:
Silliman, Benjamin, 1779-1864
Addressee:
Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864
Date:
October 7, 1836
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Amherst College Archives & Special Collections
Box 4 Folder 2 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Edward and Orra White Hitchcock Papers
Subjects:
Hitchcock, Edward--1793-1864--Correspondence
Silliman, Benjamin--1779-1864--Correspondence
Religion and science
Geologists--United States--1800--1899--Correspondence
Places:
United States
Extent:
1 item (3 pages)
Link to Item:
http://acdc.amherst.edu/view/asc:54985
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Place of origin:
New Haven (Conn.)
Language:
English