All Items 10 Collection 1 Archives & Special Collections 10 Contributor 9 Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 10 Deane, James, 1801-1858 6 Silliman, Benjamin, 1779-1864 3 Darwin, Charles, 1793-1864 1 Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882 1 Everett, Edward, 1794-1865 1 Featherstonhaugh, George William, 1780-1866 1 Massachusetts. Geological Survey 1 Owen, Richard, 1804-1892 1 show more 4 show fewer Location 2 Massachusetts 10 United States 1 Topic 6 Footprints, Fossil 10 Correspondence 9 Adversaries 6 Natural history collections 5 Geologists 1 Natural history illustration 1 show more 1 show fewer Part Of 1 Edward and Orra White Hitchcock Papers 10 Genre 6 Correspondence 9 Envelopes 2 Articles 1 Copies (derivative objects) 1 Excerpts 1 Scientific illustrations 1 show more 1 show fewer Subject 15 Footprints, Fossil – Massachusetts 10 Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 – Correspondence 9 Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 – Adversaries 6 Deane, James, 1801-1858 – Correspondence 4 Deane, James, 1801-1858 – Natural history collections 4 Silliman, Benjamin, 1779-1864 – Correspondence 3 Darwin, Charles, 1793-1864 – Correspondence 1 Deane, James, 1801-1858 1 Everett, Edward, 1794-1865 – Correspondence 1 Featherstonhaugh, George William, 1780-1866 1 Geologists – United States – 19th century – Correspondence 1 Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 – Natural history collections 1 Massachusetts. Geological Survey – Final report on the geology of Massachusetts 1 Memoirs of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 1 Natural history illustration 1 show more 10 show fewer Edward Hitchcock copy and extracts of three letters to James Deane, 1835 March 15, 1835 September 21, and 1835 September 15 Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 A document containing copies of three letters or letter extracts to James Deane from Edward Hitchcock which appear to have been sent to Benjamin Silliman. In the first, dated March 15, 1835, Hitchcock comments on a suggestion Deane made about an impression on a slab of sandstone being a bird footprint. In the second, dated September 21, 1835, Hitchcock agrees with Deane's views but states decided evidence will be needed to convince geologists. In the third, dated September 15, 1835, Hitchcock says he is preparing a paper for the American Journal of Science in which he plans to acknowledge Deane's contributions to the discovery that the tracks discussed appear to be made by birds, but he wishes to examine them more thoroughly first. Edward Hitchcock copy and extracts of three letters to James Deane, 1835 March 15, 1835 September 21, and 1835 September 15 Charles Darwin letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1845 November 6 Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882 A letter from Charles Darwin in which he thanks Hitchcock for sending him a copy of Hitchcock's Final Report on the Geology of Massachusetts. He praises the work and states that Hitchcock's discovery of the "footsteps" is one of "the most curious...of the present century." Darwin also expresses his wish that Hitchcock "live to discover some of the bones belonging to these gigantic birds." Darwin mentions a piece he is preparing on the geology of South America, to be published in the summer. Charles Darwin letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1845 November 6 Richard Owen letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1844 August 30 Owen, Richard, 1804-1892 A letter from Richard Owen to Edward Hitchcock regarding large birds' nests seen in New Zealand or Australia by global circumnavigators Cook and Hinders. Owen mentions "The Birds of Australia" by John Gould and Hitchcock's work with footprint fossils. Richard Owen letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1844 August 30 James Deane letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1845 September 9 Deane, James, 1801-1858 A letter from James Deane inviting Edward Hitchcock to view and examine his fossil footprints before they are sent to Cambridge. James Deane letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1845 September 9 James Deane letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1832 May 20 Deane, James, 1801-1858 A letter to Edward Hitchcock in which James Deane discusses his scientific drawings of fossil footprints. The verso contains an India ink illustration of fossil footprint. James Deane letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1832 May 20 James Deane letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1846 September 18 Deane, James, 1801-1858 A letter to Edward Hitchcock from James Deane requesting to see a copy of his 1835 correspondence that discussed fossil footmarks. Deane also discusses his recent footprint discoveries. James Deane letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1846 September 18 Governor Edward Everett letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1838 June 11 Everett, Edward, 1794-1865 A letter from Massachusetts Governor Edward Everett thanking Edward Hitchcock for sending him a specimen of fossilized footprints. Governor Edward Everett letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1838 June 11 Illustrations of fossil footprints of the Valley of Connecticut Deane, James, 1801-1858 An article by James Deane, published in the Memoirs of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, New Series, vol. 4, no. 1 in 1849. In the article Deane describes in detail the fossil footprints he discovered which are illustrated in the accompanying nine plates. Illustrations of fossil footprints of the Valley of Connecticut Edward Hitchcock letter to Benjamin Silliman, 1835 July 30 Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 A letter to Benjamin Silliman in which Edward Hitchcock writes about lecturing Silliman will soon be doing in Nantucket, about examining fossil footprints which James Deane believes to be made by birds, and writes scathingly about George William Featherstonhaugh and his work as a geologist. The document also contains a letter to Edward Hitchcock from Benjamin Silliman, written in the margin of the first page of the original letter and readdressed. In it, Silliman draws attention to a passage in Hitchcock's original letter in which Hitchcock requests that Silliman not publish Deane's report on the fossil footprints until he receives and reads Hitchcock's report. Edward Hitchcock letter to Benjamin Silliman, 1835 July 30 Edward Hitchcock letter to Benjamin Silliman, 1855 September 20 Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 A letter to Benjamin Silliman in which Edward Hitchcock identifies some tracks Silliman had inquired about. Hitchcock invites Silliman to come to Amherst to observe some tracks, including those in the cabinet at Amherst College and others found by Roswell Field in Gill. Hitchcock provides Silliman with detailed instructions on how to travel from New Haven to Amherst. Hitchcock additionally thanks Silliman for asking about Orra White Hitchcock's health. The envelope this letter was mailed in was also included. Edward Hitchcock letter to Benjamin Silliman, 1855 September 20
