Benjamin Silliman letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1858 March 8
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A letter to Edward Hitchcock in which Benjamin Silliman primarily discusses remarks that Senator James Dixon made about Silliman in the Senate. Silliman also comments on a new publication by Hitchcock, and some rock formations that were thought by some to be fossilized footprints.
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