All Items 3 Collection 1 Archives & Special Collections 3 Contributor 10 Hitchcock, Orra White, 1796-1863 3 Hitchcock, Charles H., (Charles Henry), 1836-1919 2 Hitchcock, Edward, 1828-1911 2 Hitchcock, Mary, 1824-1899 2 Putnam, Jane Elizabeth Hitchcock, 1833-1894 2 Storrs, Catharine H., 1825-1895 2 Terry, Emily Hitchcock, 1838-1921 2 British Association for the Advancement of Science. Meeting. (20th : 1850 : Edinburgh, Scotland) 1 Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 1 Huntington, Eunice Kimberly, 1825-1910 1 show more 5 show fewer Topic 2 Correspondence 3 Travel 3 Part Of 1 Edward and Orra White Hitchcock Papers 3 Genre 2 Correspondence 3 Envelopes 1 Subject 6 Hitchcock, Orra White, 1796-1863 – Correspondence 3 Hitchcock, Orra White, 1796-1863 – Travel 3 British Association for the Advancement of Science. Meeting. (20th : 1850 : Edinburgh, Scotland) 1 Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 – Correspondence 1 Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 – Travel 1 Huntington, Eunice Kimberly, 1825-1910 – Correspondence 1 show more 1 show fewer Orra White Hitchcock letter to Eunice Huntington, 1856 February 11 Hitchcock, Orra White, 1796-1863 A letter from Orra White Hitchcock to her niece Eunice Huntington (whom she addresses as "my dear cousin"), in which Orra White describes the details of her journey back to Amherst after visiting her daughter Catharine in Cincinnati. Orra White mentions the bad weather which delayed their train, the places they stopped along the way, and the snowy weather in Amherst on her return. The corresponding envelope is included. Orra White Hitchcock letter to Eunice Huntington, 1856 February 11 Edward Hitchcock and Orra White Hitchcock letter to the Hitchcock children, 1847 April 1 Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 A letter from Edward and Orra White Hitchcock to their children, addressed to their daughter Mary Hitchcock. Edward Hitchcock has written the letter and has signed it for himself and Orra White. The letter explains their plans to leave New York for Philadelphia on their way to Richmond, Virginia, describes the weather in New York during their stay, and asks Edward Hitchcock, Jr. to pass along information about his medical treatment to the doctor in Amherst. Edward Hitchcock and Orra White Hitchcock letter to the Hitchcock children, 1847 April 1 Orra White Hitchcock letter to the Hitchcock children, 1850 August 12 Hitchcock, Orra White, 1796-1863 A letter from Orra White Hitchcock to her children in which she writes about how she imagines the Amherst College commencement went and that she longs to hear more about it. She admits that she has not ventured onto the streets of London much in the past few days and expects that her children would take greater advantage of the experience of travel and she hopes that someday they will have the opportunity, at an age when they are not "so nearly worn out" as she and their father are. She describes her experience at the meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science in Edinburgh, which she enjoyed more than she expected, and notes that she attended all of the public meetings and heard many of the papers. She comments on the notable scientists she saw much of at the meeting, including David Brewster, Sir Roderick Murchison, Professor [Robert] Jameson, and Dr. [Gideon] Mantell. Orra also inquires about things at home and remarks that both she and Edward are cheered by the prospect of returning home, although they dread the voyage across the ocean and "try to feel that the same Almighty power is able to carry" them back safely. Orra White Hitchcock letter to the Hitchcock children, 1850 August 12
