Edward Hitchcock letter to Benjamin Silliman, 1821 August 6

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Title:
Edward Hitchcock letter to Benjamin Silliman, 1821 August 6
Description:
A letter to Benjamin Silliman in which Edward Hitchcock proposes that he and Silliman work together to map the geology and mineralogy of the area from New Haven, Connecticut, to Vermont. Hitchcock also thanks Silliman for some journals he sent and inquires about the best means for exchanging journals back and forth, suggesting that students traveling between the colleges could transport them.
Creator:
Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864
Addressee:
Silliman, Benjamin, 1779-1864
Date:
August 6, 1821
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Amherst College Archives & Special Collections
Box 5 Folder 12 (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
Geology--Maps--New England
Places:
United States
Extent:
1 item (4 pages)
Link to Item:
http://acdc.amherst.edu/view/asc:46918
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Place of origin:
Conway (Mass.)
Language:
English