Edward Hitchcock letter to Benjamin Silliman, 1824 December 13

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Creator	Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864
Recipient	Silliman, Benjamin, 1779-1864
Title	Edward Hitchcock letter to Benjamin Silliman, 1824 December 13
Dates	1824-12-13
Abstract	A letter to Benjamin Silliman in which Edward Hitchcock requests that Silliman lend him a copy of William Daniel Conybeare and William Phillips' "Outlines of the Geology of England and Wales," inquires whether Silliman knows any geologists in England that may be willing to trade specimens with Hitchcock, and posits that a specimen he had sent Silliman at an earlier date is limpid topaz, requesting confirmation from Silliman.
Physical Description	1 item (2 pages)
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	Geological specimens
Subject	Conybeare, William Daniel, 1787-1857. Outlines of the geology of England and Wales
Part of	Edward and Orra White Hitchcock Papers
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Repository	Amherst College Archives & Special Collections
Shelf Location	Box 5 Folder 12
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