Edward Hitchcock, Orra White Hitchcock, Catharine Hitchcock Storrs, Jane Elizabeth Hitchcock Putnam, and Emily Hitchcock letter to Edward Hitchcock, Jr., 1860 October 8

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Title:
Edward Hitchcock, Orra White Hitchcock, Catharine Hitchcock Storrs, Jane Elizabeth Hitchcock Putnam, and Emily Hitchcock letter to Edward Hitchcock, Jr., 1860 October 8
Title (alt.):
Charles H. Hitchcock and Jane Elizabeth Hitchcock Putnam letter to Edward Hitchcock, Jr. 1860 October 13
Description:
Two letters to Edward Hitchcock, Jr., from members of the Hitchcock family, written while Hitchcock Jr. was traveling in Switzerland. The first letter, written by Edward Hitchcock and signed by Orra White Hitchcock, Catharine Hitchcock Storrs, Jane Elizabeth Hitchcock Putnam, and Emily Hitchcock, is dated October 6, 1860. In it, Hitchcock asks after Hitchcock Jr.'s trip, writes about small family matters, and mentions a trip the senior class at Amherst College will be taking to Vermont to study geology. The letter dated October 13, 1860 is written by Charles H. Hitchcock and Jane Elizabeth Hitchcock Putnam. Charles writes about renaming Dorset Mountain to Mount Aeolus and writes about taking home a "pocketful of bats" from the cave there. Jane inquires after Hitchcock Jr.'s journey.
Creator:
Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864
Creator:
Hitchcock, Charles H. (Charles Henry), 1836-1919
Creator:
Putnam, Jane Elizabeth Hitchcock, 1833-1894
Addressee:
Hitchcock, Edward, 1828-1911
Contributor:
Amherst College. Class of 1849. Hitchcock
Contributor:
Amherst College. Class of 1856. Hitchcock
Date:
October 13, 1860
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Amherst College Archives & Special Collections
Box 4 Folder 43 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Edward and Orra White Hitchcock Papers
Subjects:
Hitchcock, Edward--1793-1864--Correspondence
Hitchcock, Charles H. (Charles Henry)--1836-1919--Correspondence
Putnam, Jane Elizabeth Hitchcock--1833-1894--Correspondence
Hitchcock, Edward--1828-1911--Correspondence
Hitchcock, Edward--1793-1864--Family
Hitchcock, Edward--1828-1911--Travel--Europe
Bats
Places:
Taconic Range
Extent:
1 item (6 pages)
Link to Item:
http://acdc.amherst.edu/view/asc:45193
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Place of origin:
Amherst (Mass.)
Language:
English