Edward Hitchcock, Jr. letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1860 November 29

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Creator	Hitchcock, Edward, 1828-1911
Recipient	Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864
Contributor	Amherst College. Class of 1849. Hitchcock
Title	Edward Hitchcock, Jr. letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1860 November 29
Dates	1860-11-29
Abstract	A letter from Edward Hitchcock, Jr. to his father Edward Hitchcock expressing his intentions to purchase a complete Megatherium skeleton from the Hunterian Museum for Amherst College's collection. Hitchcock, Jr. describes his itinerary for the end of his European tour and expresses his sadness at not being home for Thanksgiving.
Physical Description	1 item (4 pages)
Languages	English
Place of Creation	London (England)
Genre	Correspondence
Subject	Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 – Correspondence
Subject	Hitchcock, Edward, 1828-1911 – Correspondence
Subject	Hitchcock, Edward, 1828-1911 – Travel – Europe
Subject	Amherst College – Natural history collections
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 19
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.