Benjamin Silliman letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1832 April 4

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Title:
Benjamin Silliman letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1832 April 4
Description:
A letter to Edward Hitchcock in which Benjamin Silliman seeks to confirm that Hitchcock received the 400 copies of his map for the Massachusetts legislature and that they arrived in Boston before the legislature adjourned. Silliman also states that the next issue of the American Journal of Science will be delayed until the additional copies of the map are completed, and asks, in order to save time and expenses, if Hitchcock would consider an alternative way of indicating the direction of the strata in the map.
Creator:
Silliman, Benjamin, 1779-1864
Addressee:
Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864
Date:
April 4, 1832
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Amherst College Archives & Special Collections
Box 4 Folder 1 (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
Map printing
American journal of science and arts
Places:
United States
Extent:
1 item (3 pages)
Link to Item:
http://acdc.amherst.edu/view/asc:51116
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Place of origin:
New Haven (Conn.)
Language:
English