Governor Edward Everett letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1838 November 30

Item Information

Title:
Governor Edward Everett letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1838 November 30
Description:
A letter from Massachusetts Governor Edward Everett to Edward Hitchcock thanking him for sending mineral specimens. Everett requests additional specimens of garnet and beryl, and asks Hitchcock to send a copy of a newspaper containing some of his published geological observations. Everett expresses concern for Hitchcock's ailing health.
Creator:
Everett, Edward, 1794-1865
Addressee:
Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864
Date:
November 30, 1838
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Amherst College Archives & Special Collections
Box 3 Folder 12 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Edward and Orra White Hitchcock Papers
Subjects:
Hitchcock, Edward--1793-1864--Correspondence
Hitchcock, Edward--1793-1864--Career in geology
Everett, Edward--1794-1865--Correspondence
Geological surveys--Massachusetts
Places:
Massachusetts
Extent:
1 item (4 pages)
Link to Item:
http://acdc.amherst.edu/view/asc:71082
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Place of origin:
Boston (Mass.)
Language:
English