All Items 7 Collection 1 Archives & Special Collections 7 Contributor 5 Amherst College. Class of 1849. Hitchcock 7 Hitchcock, Edward, 1828-1911 7 Hitchcock, Orra White, 1796-1863 7 Williston Seminary (Easthampton Mass.) 2 Williston Seminary (Easthampton, Mass.) 1 Topic 6 Correspondence 7 Knowledge and learning 4 Finance, Personal 1 Health 1 Identification 1 Shells 1 show more 1 show fewer Part Of 1 Edward and Orra White Hitchcock Papers 7 Genre 1 Correspondence 7 mods.shelfLocator 1 Box 25 Folder 8 7 Edward Hitchcock, Jr. letter to Orra White Hitchcock, 1845 March 4 Hitchcock, Edward, 1828-1911 A letter to Orra White Hitchcock in which Edward Hitchcock, Jr. writes about his room at Williston Seminary and his studies there. He also describes in detail some shell specimens he "found in the canal" that he plans to send home and hopes that C.B. Adams [presumably the naturalist Charles Baker Adams], who Orra had mentioned would be coming to Amherst, will be able to identify. Edward Hitchcock, Jr. letter to Orra White Hitchcock, 1845 March 4 Edward Hitchcock, Jr. letter to Orra White Hitchcock, 1844 November 11 Hitchcock, Edward, 1828-1911 A letter to Orra White Hitchcock in which Edward Hitchcock, Jr. requests that his mother settle his school bills and discusses local politics, personnel changes at Amherst College, his improved health, and speculates about his grades for the term. Edward Hitchcock, Jr. letter to Orra White Hitchcock, 1844 November 11 Edward Hitchcock, Jr. letter to Orra White Hitchcock, 1844 July 11 Hitchcock, Edward, 1828-1911 A letter to Orra White Hitchcock in which Edward Hitchcock, Jr. writes about being sick again and inquires about his future, specifically whether he will go to college in the fall or will instead become a farmer. Edward Hitchcock, Jr. letter to Orra White Hitchcock, 1844 July 11 Edward Hitchcock, Jr. letter to Orra White Hitchcock, 1844 November 1 Hitchcock, Edward, 1828-1911 A letter to Orra White Hitchcock in which Edward Hitchcock, Jr. asks his mother to mend one of his slippers, copy the poem "The Vulture of the Alps" for him, and send a few other items to him at school. Edward Hitchcock, Jr. letter to Orra White Hitchcock, 1844 November 1 Edward Hitchcock, Jr. letter to Orra White Hitchcock, 1844 May 8 Hitchcock, Edward, 1828-1911 A letter to Orra White Hitchcock in which her son Edward Hitchcock, Jr. writes about his health and his finances, as well as other day-to-day matters at his school, Williston Seminary. With the end of the term nearing, he warns his mother that he will be returning home with a "pillowcase more than half full" of dirty laundry. Edward Hitchcock, Jr. letter to Orra White Hitchcock, 1844 May 8 Edward Hitchcock, Jr. letter to Orra White Hitchcock, 1845 March 16 Hitchcock, Edward, 1828-1911 A letter to Orra White Hitchcock in which Edward Hitchcock, Jr. writes about his difficulty keeping up with his studies, some bird tracks he saw on Mt. Tom, and some other everyday matters. Edward Hitchcock, Jr. letter to Orra White Hitchcock, 1845 March 16 Edward Hitchcock, Jr. letter to Orra White Hitchcock, 1844 April Hitchcock, Edward, 1828-1911 A letter to Orra White Hitchcock in which her son Edward Hitchcock, Jr. describes his day-to-day life at Williston Seminary in Easthampton, including his studies and life at the boarding house, and passes messages along to other family members. An annotation in Hitchcock Jr.'s hand added to the top of the first page indicates it was his "first letter home." Edward Hitchcock, Jr. letter to Orra White Hitchcock, 1844 April
