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Edward Hitchcock letter to Benjamin Silliman, 1863 May 7
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1863-05-07
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1 item (4 pages) + 1 envelope
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A letter to Benjamin Silliman in which Edward Hitchcock reminisces about his and Silliman's early friendship. Hitchcock also discusses his poor health, some work he has recently done for the geological cabinet at Amherst College, lobbying he did to the Massachusetts Legislature for funding for the natural history department, and a stuffed gorrilla with its skeleton he obtained for the college's cabinet. Additionally, Hitchcock mentions that Orra White Hitchcock is ill with pneumonia. The envelope associated with this letter is included.
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English
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