All Items 5 Collection 1 Archives & Special Collections 5 Contributor 10 Terry, Emily Hitchcock, 1838-1921 5 Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 3 Allen, Josey M. 1 Amherst College. Class of 1856. Ward 1 Gilbert, Simeon, 1834-1917 1 Hitchcock, Edward, 1828-1911 1 Hitchcock, Mary, 1824-1899 1 Hitchcock, Orra White, 1796-1863 1 Putnam, Jane Elizabeth Hitchcock, 1833-1894 1 Ward, William Hayes, 1835-1916 1 show more 5 show fewer Location 1 Amherst (Mass.) 1 Topic 3 Correspondence 5 Death and burial 1 Religion 1 Part Of 1 Edward and Orra White Hitchcock Papers 5 Genre 1 Correspondence 5 Subject 9 Terry, Emily Hitchcock, 1838-1921 – Correspondence 5 Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 2 Amherst (Mass.) – Religion 1 Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 – Death and burial 1 Hitchcock, Edward, 1828-1911 – Correspondence 1 Hitchcock, Mary, 1824-1899 – Correspondence 1 Hitchcock, Orra White, 1796-1863 – Correspondence 1 Putnam, Jane Elizabeth Hitchcock, 1833-1894 – Correspondence 1 Ward, William Hayes, 1835-1916 – Correspondence 1 show more 4 show fewer Orra White Hitchcock and Emily Hitchcock letter to Edward Hitchcock, Jr., 1853 February 13 Hitchcock, Orra White, 1796-1863 A letter to Edward Hitchcock, Jr. in Boston from Orra White Hitchcock and Emily Hitchcock [Terry]. Orra writes about Edward's approaching return home, and suggests that he should make arrangements with his sister Jane to bring her home at the same time as well. She reports that "the revival in North Amherst" is of unprecedented strength. She also asks Edward to inquire about getting a picture frame, and tells him to invite the Hales [with whom Edward was staying] to visit. Emily Hitchcock adds a brief note requesting songs from a book called "Gems from the German" and suggest that Edward read an article in the February issue of Putnam's Monthly. Orra White Hitchcock and Emily Hitchcock letter to Edward Hitchcock, Jr., 1853 February 13 Simeon Gilbert letter to Emily Hitchcock Terry, 1910 September 11 Gilbert, Simeon, 1834-1917 A letter to Emily Hitchcock Terry in which Simeon Gilbert writes about Emily's father, Edward Hitchcock. Gilbert describes Edward Hitchcock in a very positive light, calling him "one of the foremost geologists of his day" and credits him with causing "the whole Valley of the Connecticut River to occupy a new place in the geological history of the world." Simeon goes on to wish Emily well in her later years. Simeon Gilbert letter to Emily Hitchcock Terry, 1910 September 11 Emily Hitchcock letter to Mary Hitchcock Terry, Emily Hitchcock, 1838-1921 An undated letter to Mary Hitchcock (Edward Hitchcock's daughter) in which her sister Emily Hitchcock (later Emily Hitchcock Terry) writes a few lines about being on vacation from school, about visitors the family has recently had, and about her brother Edward being sick. Emily also inquires into how Mary is doing in Boston. Emily Hitchcock letter to Mary Hitchcock William Hayes Ward letter to Emily Hitchcock Terry, 1910 September 27 Ward, William Hayes, 1835-1916 A letter to Emily Hitchcock Terry in which William Hayes Ward writes about Emily's father, Edward Hitchcock. Ward notes how much he enjoyed talks that Hitchcock gave in his parlor on Sundays when he was president of Amherst College, and Ward was a student at Amherst. Ward also notes that a Mary Dickinson has had surgery, and about how busy he is managing Hamilton Holt's department at the newspaper, "The Independent" while Holt is away. The letter is written on the stationary of the newspaper. William Hayes Ward letter to Emily Hitchcock Terry, 1910 September 27 Josey M. Allen letter to Jane Hitchcock Putnam and Emily Hitchcock Terry, 1864 March 25 Allen, Josey M. A letter in which Josey M. Allen, a friend of Jane and Emily Hitchcock, expresses sympathy for the loss of their father. Josey M. Allen letter to Jane Hitchcock Putnam and Emily Hitchcock Terry, 1864 March 25
