Edward Hitchcock letter to an unidentified recipient, 1860 November 15

Item Information

Title:
Edward Hitchcock letter to an unidentified recipient, 1860 November 15
Description:
A letter from Edward Hitchcock to an unidentified recipient, requesting donations for the obtainment of natural history collections for Amherst College and to earmark money for an essay contest of the senior class on the subject of religious bearings in Geology.
Creator:
Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864
Date:
November 15, 1860
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Amherst College Archives & Special Collections
Box 1 Folder 22 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Edward and Orra White Hitchcock Papers
Subjects:
Hitchcock, Edward--1793-1864--Career in education
Amherst College--Natural history collections
Extent:
1 item (4 pages)
Link to Item:
http://acdc.amherst.edu/view/asc:44125
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Place of origin:
Amherst (Mass.)
Language:
English