Benjamin Silliman letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1822 November 25

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Title:
Benjamin Silliman letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1822 November 25
Description:
A letter to Edward Hitchcock in which Benjamin Silliman discusses some edits made to a piece by Hitchcock for The American Journal of Science and to Hitchcock's geological map. Silliman also asks Hitchcock whether or not he would like to delay publishing his botanical catalogue before Mr. [Thomas?] Nutall has his own published. At the bottom of the last page Hitchcock has made a list of alterations made to his geological map.
Creator:
Silliman, Benjamin, 1779-1864
Addressee:
Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864
Date:
November 25, 1822
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Amherst College Archives & Special Collections
Box 3 Folder 38 (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
American journal of science and arts
Places:
United States
Extent:
1 item (3 pages)
Link to Item:
http://acdc.amherst.edu/view/asc:72540
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Place of origin:
New Haven (Conn.)
Language:
English