All Items 30 Collection 2 Archives & Special Collections 30 Emily Dickinson Collection 1 Contributor 15 Silliman, Benjamin, 1779-1864 27 Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 26 Amherst College 1 Amherst College. Class of 1849. Hitchcock 1 Amherst College. Class of 1870. Niijima 1 Collegiate Institution (Amherst, Mass.) 1 Crocker & Brewster 1 Deane, James, 1801-1858 1 Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886 1 Dōshisha Daigaku 1 Hitchcock, Edward, 1828-1911 1 Massachusetts. General Court 1 Niijima, Jō, 1843-1890 1 Witham, Henry Thornton Maire, 1779-1844 1 Yuasa, Hachirō, 1890-1981 1 show more 10 show fewer Location 5 United States 25 Amherst 1 Japan 1 Massachusetts 1 Tokyo 1 Topic 20 Correspondence 27 Geologists 25 Map printing 6 Printing 4 Engraving 3 Books and reading 2 Books and reading. 2 Costs 2 Universities and colleges 2 American poetry 1 Architecture 1 Buildings 1 Charters 1 College buildings 1 Footprints, Fossil 1 History 1 Influence 1 Lithography 1 Photographs 1 Plaster casts 1 show more 15 show fewer Format 1 b&w prints 1 Part Of 4 Edward and Orra White Hitchcock Papers 27 Amherst College Early History Collection 1 Doshisha University Collection 1 Emily Dickinson Collection 1 Genre 7 Correspondence 26 Envelopes 1 Pamphlets 1 Petitions 1 Photograph albums 1 Photographs 1 Poems 1 show more 2 show fewer mods.shelfLocator 1 Box 4 Folder 1 30 Amherst Institution: from official documents : January 17, 1825 : Petition of the founders and proprietors, presented June 5, 1823 Collegiate Institution (Amherst, Mass.) Pamphlet containing the "Petition of the Founders and Proprietors" of the Amherst Institution requesting charter status dated January 17, 1825 and noted as presented June 5, 1823. The undersigned, noted as the Subscribers to the Charity Fund of the Collegiate Institution at Amherst write that this petition is to the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Amherst Institution: from official documents : January 17, 1825 : Petition of the founders and proprietors, presented June 5, 1823 Benjamin Silliman letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1832 February 24 Silliman, Benjamin, 1779-1864 A letter to Edward Hitchcock in which Benjamin Silliman explains the nature of the coloring of a map done by Sarah Doolittle and the reason for the delay in sending Hitchcock a sample. Silliman also expresses his pleasure with Hitchcock's reaction to the memoir of Eli Whitney, and comments on his disregard for anything [George] Featherstonhaugh has to say about him. He also provides an update on [Robert] Hare's condition after a vial of fulminating silver exploded in and damaged his hand. Benjamin Silliman letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1832 February 24 Benjamin Silliman letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1835 January 31 Silliman, Benjamin, 1779-1864 A letter to Edward Hitchcock in which Benjamin Silliman asks Hitchcock's opinion on the fee he should charge for a course taught by himself, expresses his disappointments over missing Hitchcock's lectures (and disappointment that he did not charge for them), thanks Hitchcock for his recommendation for a place to stay in Boston, and announces his receipt of Henry Samuel Boase's new work on primitive geology. Benjamin Silliman letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1835 January 31 Benjamin Silliman letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1835 December 4 Silliman, Benjamin, 1779-1864 A letter to Edward Hitchcock in which Benjamin Silliman acknowledges receipt of drawings of bird footprints from Hitchcock. Silliman makes suggestions for the engraving and prints of these drawings and requests additional drawings from Hitchcock as well, including one of a larger footprint impression. Benjamin Silliman letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1835 December 4 Benjamin Silliman letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1835 August 6 Silliman, Benjamin, 1779-1864 A letter to Edward Hitchcock in which Benjamin Silliman expresses his excitement for Hitchcock's work with bird tracks and his expectation that Hitchcock will "do justice" to [James] Deane. Silliman also expresses his disdain for [George] Featherstonhaugh and his recent appointment to government geologist. Benjamin Silliman letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1835 August 6 Benjamin Silliman letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1835 October 9 Silliman, Benjamin, 1779-1864 A letter to Edward Hitchcock in which Benjamin Silliman expresses his frustration that Hitchcock has not received some books and explains his assumption that Dr. Percival took them with him on an excursion. Silliman also predicts the fast general acceptance of ideas about the implications of geology for time, and comments on his earnings for courses he taught. Benjamin Silliman letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1835 October 9 Benjamin Silliman letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1832 March 8 Silliman, Benjamin, 1779-1864 A letter to Edward Hitchcock in which Benjamin Silliman discusses the progress of a map being produced for the state of Massachusetts and to be published in the American Journal of Science, as well as the distribution options for the map. Silliman also expresses his concern for expenses for illustrations to accompany an article by Hitchcock in the American Journal of Science, and compares the status of the Journal with that of [George] Featherstonhaugh's Monthly American Journal of Geology & Natural Science amongst the scholarly science community. Benjamin Silliman letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1832 March 8 Benjamin Silliman letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1833 July 18 Silliman, Benjamin, 1779-1864 A letter to Edward Hitchcock in which Benjamin Silliman discusses [Henry] Witham's memoirs on fossil trees and the implications they have on Hitchcock's thoughts about the red sandstone of the Connecticut River Valley and New Haven's and its suggestions for geological antiquity. Silliman also suggests that Hitchcock should be given a laboratory at Amherst College with better ventilation to alleviate sufferings caused by chemicals, and also explains his inability to visit Hitchcock due to a previous commitment to address the American Institute in Boston. Benjamin Silliman letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1833 July 18 Benjamin Silliman letter to Edward Hitchcock, [1832] August Silliman, Benjamin, 1779-1864 A letter to Edward Hitchcock in which Benjamin Silliman sends Hitchcock a receipt from [Sarah Doolittle], and explains the recent canvas of New Haven for funds for Yale College. Silliman also notes that he will be away for his daughter's wedding, and that he will work with the Massachusetts Governor to get a report by Hitchcock published. Benjamin Silliman letter to Edward Hitchcock, [1832] August Benjamin Silliman letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1832 May 7 Silliman, Benjamin, 1779-1864 A letter to Edward Hitchcock in which Benjamin Silliman explains [Sarah] Doolittle's delay in finishing the coloring of the maps and the plan for completing them. Silliman also writes how much he is paying Doolittle for her expenses and the amount she is charging Hitchcock. He also concedes that the practice of painting geological maps is too tedious and expensive to continue with. Benjamin Silliman letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1832 May 7 Benjamin Silliman letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1835 December 11 Silliman, Benjamin, 1779-1864 A letter to Edward Hitchcok in which Benjamin Silliman confirms receipt of Hitchcock's drawing of a large bird's foot. Silliman explains that the drawing will be lithographed while previous drawings received will be placed on wood cuts. He inquires after Hitchcock's expenses in traveling and digging and offers some reimbursement. Benjamin Silliman letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1835 December 11 Benjamin Silliman envelope to Edward Hitchcock, Jr. Silliman, Benjamin, 1779-1864 An envelope addressed to "E. Hitchcock Jr Esq" in Amherst, Massachusetts. "Prof B. Silliman New Haven" has been written along the side. The postmark is illegibel and it is unclear if the envelope is related to any of the letters in Box 4, Folder 1. Benjamin Silliman envelope to Edward Hitchcock, Jr. Benjamin Silliman letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1835 December 18 Silliman, Benjamin, 1779-1864 A letter to Edward Hitchcock in which Benjamin Silliman explains that bird track reproductions that Hitchcock sent to Silliman will be engraved. Silliman informs Hitchcock that his manuscript is at the printer's and that proofs will be sent to Hitchcock shortly. Benjamin Silliman letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1835 December 18 Benjamin Silliman letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1832 June 14 Silliman, Benjamin, 1779-1864 A letter to Edward Hitchcock in which Benjamin Silliman discusses some of the research done by Adolphe Theodore Brongniart and Alexandre Brongniart, as well as the presence of red sand in the Connecticut River Valley. Silliman also mentions that he has not received any word from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, even after sending them 200 copies of his account of the valley. Benjamin Silliman letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1832 June 14 Benjamin Silliman letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1835 December 25 Silliman, Benjamin, 1779-1864 A letter to Edward Hitchcock in which Benjamin Silliman discusses edits to some bird track engravings intended for publication. Silliman also mentions sending Hitchcock several texts on religious and scientific subjects, including creation, a deluge, and craters. Benjamin Silliman letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1835 December 25 Benjamin Silliman letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1832 June 5 Silliman, Benjamin, 1779-1864 A letter to Edward Hitchcock in which Benjamin Silliman asks if Hitchcock has any copies of a particular signature of pages from the last published issue of the American Journal of Science that Silliman could have to make up for a shortfall in the run of the issue. Silliman also responds to an apparent request by Hitchcock to return some books and comments on his current reading. Benjamin Silliman letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1832 June 5 Benjamin Silliman letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1835 January 9 Silliman, Benjamin, 1779-1864 A letter to Edward Hitchcock in which Benjamin Silliman announces that the forthcoming issue of the American Journal of Science will include foreign notices of Hitchcock's work, presumably the Report on the Geology of Massachusetts. Silliman also asks for information about lectures, including topics and audience size, delivered by Hitchcock as a point of comparison for his own. Benjamin Silliman letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1835 January 9 Benjamin Silliman letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1835 November 13 Silliman, Benjamin, 1779-1864 A letter to Edward Hitchcock in which Benjamin Silliman discusses the cost of printing drawings in the American Journal of Science and gives Hitchock a deadline by which he must receive them. Benjamin Silliman letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1835 November 13 Benjamin Silliman letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1835 December 25 Silliman, Benjamin, 1779-1864 A letter to Edward Hitchcock in which Benjamin Silliman thanks Hitchcock for a plaster cast of a bird foot and requests that he make more at Silliman's expense. Silliman says he has received letters recently from Charles Lyell, Reverend W. D. Conybeare (William Conybeare), and Gideon Mantell, and he also discusses the appropriate spelling of the term "Ornithichnites," which is a type of footprint fossil. Benjamin Silliman letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1835 December 25 Benjamin Silliman letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1832 April 4 Silliman, Benjamin, 1779-1864 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. Benjamin Silliman letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1832 April 4
