Benjamin Silliman letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1835 January 31
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Creator | Silliman, Benjamin, 1779-1864 |
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Recipient | Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 |
Title | Benjamin Silliman letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1835 January 31 |
Dates | 1835-01-31 |
Abstract | A letter to Edward Hitchcock in which Benjamin Silliman asks Hitchcock's opinion on the fee he should charge for a course taught by himself, expresses his disappointments over missing Hitchcock's lectures (and disappointment that he did not charge for them), thanks Hitchcock for his recommendation for a place to stay in Boston, and announces his receipt of Henry Samuel Boase's new work on primitive geology. |
Physical Description | 1 item (3 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 |
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 |
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. |