Benjamin Silliman letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1821 July 27

Item Information

Title:
Benjamin Silliman letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1821 July 27
Description:
A letter to Edward Hitchcock in which Benjamin Silliman discusses some icthyolite specimens, and lets Hitchcock know that he has sent a volume of The American Journal of Science as well as several foreign journals. A list of minerals is written on the same page that Hitchcock's address appears on.
Creator:
Silliman, Benjamin, 1779-1864
Addressee:
Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864
Date:
July 27, 1821
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Amherst College Archives & Special Collections
Box 3 Folder 37 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Edward and Orra White Hitchcock Papers
Subjects:
Hitchcock, Edward--1793-1864--Correspondence
Silliman, Benjamin--1779-1864--Correspondence
Geologists--United States--1800--1899--Correspondence
Places:
United States
Extent:
1 item (3 pages)
Link to Item:
http://acdc.amherst.edu/view/asc:72135
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Place of origin:
New Haven (Conn.)
Language:
English