Edward Hitchcock letter to the editor of the Springfield Republican, 1859 May 10

Item Information

Title:
Edward Hitchcock letter to the editor of the Springfield Republican, 1859 May 10
Title (alt.):
Edward Hitchcock letter to Henry I. Bowditch as printed in the Springfield Republican, 1859 April 1
Description:
A set of letters from Edward Hitchcock printed in the Springfield Republican. One is a letter to the editor, and one is a reprinted letter to Henry I. Bowditch. The title "Dr. Hitchcock and Dr. Deane: Who First Scientifically Investigated and Described the Fossil Footmarks of the Connecticut Valley?" is printed across the top. Both letters are about the conflict between Hitchcock and Dr. James Deane about to whom the credit for discovery, investigation, and description of fossil footmarks in the Connecticut River Valley should be given. A few edits are written in the margins in pencil.
Creator:
Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864
Contributor:
Bowditch, Henry I. (Henry Ingersoll), 1808-1892
Date:
April 1, 1859
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Genre:
Letters to the editor
Location:
Amherst College Archives & Special Collections
Box 4 Folder 25 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Edward and Orra White Hitchcock Papers
Subjects:
Hitchcock, Edward--1793-1864--Correspondence
Hitchcock, Edward--1793-1864--Adversaries
Deane, James, 1801-1858
Springfield daily Republican
Extent:
1 item (4 pages)
Link to Item:
http://acdc.amherst.edu/view/asc:58437
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Place of origin:
Amherst (Mass.)
Language:
English