Edward Hitchcock letter to unidentified recipient, 1851 November 4

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Creator	Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864
Creator	Field, Cyrus W., Cyrus West, 1819-1892
Title	Edward Hitchcock letter to unidentified recipient, 1851 November 4
Title	Mr. Field letter to unidentified recipient, 1858 August 21
Dates	1857-11-04
Abstract	The fragments written by Edward Hitchcock discuss the possibility of giving a lecture. The letter from Mr. Field concerns his sale of the balance of the Atlantic Telegraph Cable.
Notes	One side of the manuscript is comprised of three fragments of correspondence pasted onto a separate piece of paper, all apparently in Edward Hitchcock's handwriting. It is unclear if each fragment came from the same letter. On the other side is pasted a letter from Mr. Field.
Physical Description	2 items (3 fragments, 1 page)
Languages	English
Place of Creation	Amherst (Mass.), New York (N.Y.)
Genre	Correspondence
Genre	Fragments
Subject	Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 – Correspondence
Part of	Edward and Orra White Hitchcock Papers
Finding Aid	View the finding aid for this item's collection
Repository	Amherst College Archives & Special Collections
Shelf Location	Box 1 Folder 22
Rights	Public Domain: This material has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. While Amherst College Archives & Special Collections claims no rights or authority over this material, we do ask that any publication or use of this material cite the Archives & Special Collections at Amherst College as the source of the images and the repository where the original documents can be found.