J. S. Rogers letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1827 July 14

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Recipient	Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864
Title	J. S. Rogers letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1827 July 14
Dates	1827-07-14
Abstract	A letter to Hitchcock regarding a package of mineral specimens, sent separately, to replace another box that was apparently lost. A list of the minerals sent is included and the sender asks for a sample in return. The signature of the sender was cut from the letter. "J.S. Rogers" appears in Hitchcock's hand on the outside of the letter. The identity of J.S. Rogers could not be determined.
Physical Description	1 item (4 pages), The first page contains a cut out with loss of text on the first two pages.
Languages	English
Place of Creation	New York (N.Y.)
Genre	Correspondence
Subject	Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 – Correspondence
Subject	Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 – Natural history collections
Subject	Minerals – Collection and preservation
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 33
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.