Benjamin Silliman letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1838 April 14

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Creator	Silliman, Benjamin, 1779-1864
Recipient	Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864
Title	Benjamin Silliman letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1838 April 14
Dates	1838-04-14
Abstract	A letter to Edward Hitchcock in which Benjamin Silliman explains that his son will be sending bones, marl, and other geological specimens to Hitchcock because Silliman's daughter is ill and he must attend to her. Silliman also briefly mentions the Mantellian Museum as well as geologists Henry Rogers and Charles Jackson in regard to a meeting.
Physical Description	1 item (4 pages), Two pages are torn, though the tears are not on any part of the text.
Languages	English
Place of Creation	New Haven (Conn.)
Genre	Correspondence
Subject	Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 – Correspondence
Subject	Silliman, Benjamin, 1779-1864 – Correspondence
Subject	Geological specimens
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 2
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.