Benjamin Silliman letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1836 December 20

Item Information

Title:
Benjamin Silliman letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1836 December 20
Description:
A letter to Edward Hitchcock in which Benjamin Silliman informs Hitchcock that he has received word that Hitchcock may make casts of the feet of specimens in two New York museums. Silliman also discusses a piece by William Buckland which uses some of Hitchcock's track drawings.
Creator:
Silliman, Benjamin, 1779-1864
Addressee:
Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864
Date:
December 20, 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
Plaster casts
Geologists--United States--1800--1899--Correspondence
Places:
United States
Extent:
1 item (4 pages)
Link to Item:
http://acdc.amherst.edu/view/asc:60546
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Place of origin:
New Haven (Conn.)
Language:
English
Notes (object):
Rectangular section of letter missing where Benjamin Silliman's signature was cut out from one side.