All Items 2 Collection 1 Archives & Special Collections 2 Contributor 5 Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 2 Hitchcock, Orra White, 1796-1863 2 Bigelow, Jacob, 1786-1879 1 Dewey, Chester, 1784-1867 1 Hitchcock, Edward, 1828-1911 1 Location 1 Massachusetts 1 Topic 5 Correspondence 2 Botanical illustration 1 Botanical specimens 1 Death and burial 1 Illustrations 1 Part Of 1 Edward and Orra White Hitchcock Papers 2 Genre 1 Correspondence 2 Subject 6 Hitchcock, Orra White, 1796-1863 2 Botanical illustration 1 Botanical specimens – Massachusetts – Illustrations 1 Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 – Correspondence 1 Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 – Death and burial 1 Hitchcock, Edward, 1828-1911 – Correspondence 1 show more 1 show fewer Chester Dewey letter to Edward Hitchcock, Jr., 1864 May 2 Dewey, Chester, 1784-1867 A letter in which Chester Dewey expresses his sympathies to Edward Hitchcock, Jr. for the loss of his father, and speaks of the honor and pleasure it was to know both Edward and Orra White Hitchcock. Chester Dewey letter to Edward Hitchcock, Jr., 1864 May 2 Jacob Bigelow letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1817 April 22 Bigelow, Jacob, 1786-1879 A letter to Edward Hitchcock in which Jacob Bigelow discusses plant specimens and adds to the list of those he would like "Miss White" (presumably Orra White) to paint. He includes specific instructions regarding size and details. Included on the verso is a sketch of details of a corn plant, to be used as a guide. Jacob Bigelow letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1817 April 22
