George White letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1829 April 9

Item Information

Title:
George White letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1829 April 9
Description:
A letter to Edward Hitchcock in which George White discusses sending views from Hitchcock by steamboat. He also writes lengthily about an insane asylum in Hartford and the state prison in Wethersfield.
Creator:
White, George, 1806-1834
Addressee:
Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864
Date:
April 9, 1828
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Amherst College Archives & Special Collections
Box 4 Folder 12 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Edward and Orra White Hitchcock Papers
Subjects:
Hitchcock, Edward--1793-1864--Correspondence
Prisons--Connecticut--Wethersfield
Asylums--Connecticut
Places:
Connecticut > Hartford (county) > Wethersfield
Extent:
1 item (4 pages)
Link to Item:
http://acdc.amherst.edu/view/asc:46338
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Place of origin:
Wethersfield (Conn.)
Language:
English