Edward Hitchcock letter to Benjamin Silliman, 1823 November 25

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Creator	Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864
Recipient	Silliman, Benjamin, 1779-1864
Title	Edward Hitchcock letter to Benjamin Silliman, 1823 November 25
Dates	1823-11-25
Abstract	A letter to Benjamin Silliman in which Edward Hitchcock writes about his piece on the geology and mineralogy of the Connecticut River Valley and says that he will write a review of William Daniel Conybeare and William Phillips' book "Outlines of the Geology of England and Wales" for an upcoming issue of the American Journal of Science. Hitchcock also mentions a sermon he recently delivered discussing "mosaic cosmogony," which Hitchcock believes may cause controversy.
Physical Description	1 item (4 pages), The page containing the address is badly torn with minor loss of text.
Languages	English
Place of Creation	Conway (Mass.)
Genre	Correspondence
Subject	Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 – Correspondence
Subject	Silliman, Benjamin, 1779-1864 – Correspondence
Subject	Geologists – United States – 19th century – Correspondence
Subject	The American journal of science and arts
Part of	Edward and Orra White Hitchcock Papers
Finding Aid	View the finding aid for this item's collection
Repository	Amherst College Archives & Special Collections
Shelf Location	Box 5 Folder 12
Rights	Public Domain: This material has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. While Amherst College Archives & Special Collections claims no rights or authority over this material, we do ask that any publication or use of this material cite the Archives & Special Collections at Amherst College as the source of the images and the repository where the original documents can be found.