Edward Hitchcock letter to the editor of the Springfield Republican, 1859 May 10

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Creator	Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864
Contributor	Bowditch, Henry I., (Henry Ingersoll), 1808-1892
Title	Edward Hitchcock letter to the editor of the Springfield Republican, 1859 May 10
Title	Edward Hitchcock letter to Henry I. Bowditch as printed in the Springfield Republican, 1859 April 1
Dates	1859-05-10
Abstract	A set of letters from Edward Hitchcock printed in the Springfield Republican. One is a letter to the editor, and one is a reprinted letter to Henry I. Bowditch. The title "Dr. Hitchcock and Dr. Deane: Who First Scientifically Investigated and Described the Fossil Footmarks of the Connecticut Valley?" is printed across the top. Both letters are about the conflict between Hitchcock and Dr. James Deane about to whom the credit for discovery, investigation, and description of fossil footmarks in the Connecticut River Valley should be given. A few edits are written in the margins in pencil.
Physical Description	1 item (4 pages)
Languages	English
Place of Creation	Amherst (Mass.)
Genre	Correspondence
Genre	Letters to the editor
Subject	Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 – Correspondence
Subject	Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 – Adversaries
Subject	Deane, James, 1801-1858
Subject	Springfield daily Republican
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 4 Folder 25
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.