Benjamin Silliman letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1850 December 30

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Title:
Benjamin Silliman letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1850 December 30
Description:
A letter to Edward Hitchcock in which Benjamin Silliman primarily discusses a trip he will be taking throughout Europe with his son. Silliman requests that Hitchcock's wife provide him with a list of people he might call upon, and asks that he allow Silliman to put Hitchcock's name on his calling cards while in Europe since Silliman does not have many acquaintences remaining there. Silliman also writes about Gideon Mantell's pesonal problems but posits that Mantell will not leave England for the United States.
Creator:
Silliman, Benjamin, 1779-1864
Addressee:
Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864
Date:
December 30, 1850
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Amherst College Archives & Special Collections
Box 4 Folder 4 (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
Mantell, Gideon Algernon, 1790-1852
Places:
United States
Extent:
1 item (4 pages)
Link to Item:
http://acdc.amherst.edu/view/asc:49533
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Place of origin:
Hanover (N.H.)
Language:
English