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Benjamin Silliman letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1842 August 9
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Benjamin Silliman, Jr. letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1842 August 12
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Creator: Silliman, Benjamin, 1779-1864
Creator: Silliman, Benjamin, 1816-1885
Addressee: Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864
Creator: Silliman, Benjamin, 1816-1885
Addressee: Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864
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1 item (4 pages)
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Two letters to Edward Hitchcock. Benjamin Silliman writes to Hitchcock about some writings of Roderick Murchison and his and Hitchcock's reactions to them. Benjamin Silliman, Jr. writes about the publication of the proceedings of the meeting of the Association of American Geologists and how he hopes to obtain more minerals for his collection. Silliman Jr. also includes the lyrics to a song written by James Dwight Dana inspired by Hitchcock's work with bird tracks.
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