Benjamin Silliman, Jr. letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1850 June 22

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Title:
Benjamin Silliman, Jr. letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1850 June 22
Description:
A letter to Edward Hitchcock in which Benjamin Silliman, Jr. asks after some geological specimens belonging to Hitchcock. Silliman, Jr. seeks to obtain some specimens for Yale and also tells Hitchcock that he is aware he owes Hitchcock some mineral specimens.
Creator:
Silliman, Benjamin, 1816-1885
Addressee:
Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864
Date:
June 22, 1850
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Amherst College Archives & Special Collections
Box 4 Folder 4 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Edward and Orra White Hitchcock Papers
Subjects:
Hitchcock, Edward--1793-1864--Correspondence
Silliman, Benjamin--1816-1885--Correspondence
Geologists--United States--1800--1899--Correspondence
Geological specimens--Catalogs and collections
Minerals--Catalogs and collections
Places:
United States
Extent:
1 item (1 page)
Link to Item:
http://acdc.amherst.edu/view/asc:63106
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Place of origin:
New Haven (Conn.)
Language:
English