Samuel H. Riddel letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1845 July 7

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Creator	Riddel, Samuel Hopkins, 1800-1876
Creator	American Education Society
Recipient	Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864
Title	Samuel H. Riddel letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1845 July 7
Dates	1845-07-07
Abstract	A letter from Samuel Riddel on behalf of the American Education Society, informing Hitchcock that he has been selected by the Society's Board of Directors to serve as Chairman of the Examining and Appropriating Committee at Amherst College. The letter announces the appointment of Ebenezer Snell and John Woodbrige to the committee as well. The form letter is accompanied by a personal letter from Samuel Riddel in which he affirms some of the details and tells Hitchcock that he will send him copies of the Society's constitution and rules.
Physical Description	1 item (4 pages), The third page contains a tear with minor loss of text.
Languages	English
Place of Creation	Boston (Mass.)
Genre	Correspondence
Subject	Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 – Correspondence
Subject	American Education Society
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 3 Folder 32
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