Edward Hitchcock letter to the Smith family, 1856 September 20

Creator	Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864
Title	Edward Hitchcock letter to the Smith family, 1856 September 20
Dates	1856-09-20
Abstract	A letter to Hannah A. Smith, Jane Smith, Debbie F. Smith, and Sallie L. Smith in which Edward Hitchcock replies to a letter they had written him about his work "The Religion of Geology and its Connected Sciences." He thanks them for their kind words and responds to their charge that there is no religion in the text. He also informs them that the "poem" they inquired about was simply text that the printer formatted in a poetic way.
Physical Description	1 item (4 pages)
Languages	English
Place of Creation	Amherst (Mass.)
Genre	Correspondence
Subject	Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 – Correspondence
Subject	Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864. The religion of geology and its connected sciences
Part of	Edward and Orra White Hitchcock Papers
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Repository	Amherst College Archives & Special Collections
Shelf Location	Box 5 Folder 20
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