Henry W. Soltau letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1857 May 15

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Creator	Soltau, Henry W., (Henry William), 1805-1875
Recipient	Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864
Title	Henry W. Soltau letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1857 May 15
Dates	1857-05-15
Abstract	A letter to Edward Hitchcock in which Henry W. Soltau discusses Hitchcock's book, "The Religion of Geology and its Connected Sciences." Soltau feels he must write to Hitchcock for the sake of Hitchcock's soul and welfare, since he believe Hitchcock's theories are sacrilegious, and urges he Hitchcock to re-examine his theories and his soul. Soltau discusses Hugh Miller's suicide in depth and cites it as evidence that scientific theories like these are ungodly and dangerous.
Physical Description	1 item (3 pages)
Languages	English
Place of Creation	Bideford (England)
Genre	Correspondence
Subject	Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 – Correspondence
Subject	Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864. The religion of geology and its connected sciences
Subject	Miller, Hugh, 1802-1856
Subject	Religion and science
Part of	Edward and Orra White Hitchcock Papers
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Repository	Amherst College Archives & Special Collections
Shelf Location	Box 4 Folder 7
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