John White Webster letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1825 August 30

Creator	Webster, John White, 1793-1850
Recipient	Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864
Title	John White Webster letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1825 August 30
Dates	1825-08-30
Abstract	A letter to Edward Hitchcock in which John White Webster congratulates Hitchcock on his appointment as professor of chemistry at Amherst College and asks him whether he would be interested in a chemistry textbook based on William Thomas Brande's Manual of Chemistry. Webster explains that he wants to gauge interest from many professors before spending the money on having such a textbook printed.
Physical Description	1 item (4 pages)
Languages	English
Place of Creation	Cambridge (Mass.)
Genre	Correspondence
Subject	Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 – Correspondence
Subject	Webster, John White, 1793-1850 – Correspondence
Subject	Chemistry – Textbooks
Part of	Edward and Orra White Hitchcock Papers
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Repository	Amherst College Archives & Special Collections
Shelf Location	Box 4 Folder 10
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