Benjamin Silliman letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1836 November 1

Item Information

Title:
Benjamin Silliman letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1836 November 1
Description:
A letter to Edward Hitchcock in which Benjamin Silliman promises to reserve space in the American Journal of Science for Hitchcock's drawings of bird tracks, and says he is encouraged by how many tracks Hitchcock has discovered. Silliman also tells Hitchcock that he has sent him some journals and letters.
Creator:
Silliman, Benjamin, 1779-1864
Addressee:
Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864
Date:
November 1, 1836
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Amherst College Archives & Special Collections
Box 4 Folder 2 (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
Footprints, Fossil
Places:
United States
Extent:
1 item (4 pages)
Link to Item:
http://acdc.amherst.edu/view/asc:50547
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Place of origin:
New Haven (Conn.)
Language:
English