Benjamin Silliman letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1832 March 8

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Creator	Silliman, Benjamin, 1779-1864
Recipient	Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864
Title	Benjamin Silliman letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1832 March 8
Dates	1832-03-08
Abstract	A letter to Edward Hitchcock in which Benjamin Silliman discusses the progress of a map being produced for the state of Massachusetts and to be published in the American Journal of Science, as well as the distribution options for the map. Silliman also expresses his concern for expenses for illustrations to accompany an article by Hitchcock in the American Journal of Science, and compares the status of the Journal with that of [George] Featherstonhaugh's Monthly American Journal of Geology & Natural Science amongst the scholarly science community.
Physical Description	1 item (4 pages)
Languages	English
Place of Creation	New Haven (Conn.)
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
Subject	Map printing
Subject	Scholarly publishing
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 1
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