Orra White Hitchcock letter to Edward Hitchcock, Jr., 1858 July 20

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Creator	Hitchcock, Orra White, 1796-1863
Recipient	Hitchcock, Edward, 1828-1911
Title	Orra White Hitchcock letter to Edward Hitchcock, Jr., 1858 July 20
Dates	1858-07-20
Abstract	A letter to Edward Hitchcock, Jr. in which Orra White Hitchcock writes primarily about everyday matters, mostly about the summer travel plans of various members of the Hitchcock family and visits to and from friends. She also reports on a dispute between Edward's brother Charlie and Hagar [presumably Charlie's colleague and fellow assistant state geologist of Vermont, Albert Hager, also spelled Hagar], and the senior Edward Hitchcock's plans to attempt a reconciliation between the two. Orra also writes of her expectation that Edward attend the upcoming Amherst College commencement.
Physical Description	1 item (4 pages)
Place of Creation	Amherst (Mass.)
Genre	Correspondence
Subject	Hitchcock, Orra White, 1796-1863 – Correspondence
Subject	Hitchcock, Edward, 1828-1911 – Correspondence
Subject	Hitchcock, Orra White, 1796-1863 – Family
Subject	Hitchcock, Charles H., (Charles Henry), 1836-1919
Subject	Hager, Albert D., (Albert David), 1817-1888
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 25 Folder 14
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