Edward Hitchcock letter to Governor Henry Gardner

Item Information

Title:
Edward Hitchcock letter to Governor Henry Gardner
Description:
An undated letter to Henry J. Gardner, Governor of Massachusetts, in which Edward Hitchcock discusses his progress on a geological survey of Massachusetts, explaining why he has given his preliminary results to the Smithsonian Institution and not to the government of Massachusetts. The letter has been determined to have been written circa 1855.
Creator:
Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864
Addressee:
Gardner, Henry J. (Henry Joseph), 1819-1892
Date:
[ca. 1855]
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Amherst College Archives & Special Collections
Box 4 Folder 35 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Edward and Orra White Hitchcock Papers
Subjects:
Hitchcock, Edward--1793-1864--Correspondence
Gardner, Henry J. (Henry Joseph)--1819-1892--Correspondence
Geological surveys--Massachusetts
Places:
Massachusetts
Extent:
1 item (3 pages)
Link to Item:
http://acdc.amherst.edu/view/asc:46174
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Language:
English