Benjamin Silliman letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1830 October 5

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Creator	Silliman, Benjamin, 1779-1864
Recipient	Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864
Title	Benjamin Silliman letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1830 October 5
Dates	1830-10-05
Abstract	A letter to Edward Hitchcock in which Benjamin Silliman establishes a payment plan for issues of The American Journal of Science for the Society. He also indicates that he has received [Henry] De la Beche's chart, expresses his gladness that Hitchcock has become involved with the Geological Survey of the State, requests that Hitchcock let him know what he plans for future contributions to the Journal, and offers to send Hitchcock some books. Silliman has also written a note addressed to a Mr. Johnson at the end of the letter, describing his plans for the conveyance of some books.
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
Subject	The American journal of science and arts
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 40
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