Letter from unidentified correspondent to Orra White Hitchcock, 1852 October 30

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Recipient	Hitchcock, Orra White, 1796-1863
Title	Letter from unidentified correspondent to Orra White Hitchcock, 1852 October 30
Dates	1852-10-30
Abstract	A letter to Orra White Hitchcock from an unidentified correspondent whose initials appear to be C.A.B. The correspondent writes about his trek in the woods through New York as part of a company. He discusses whether or not he plans to continue in the field of engineering, and describes his experience in the forest, contrasting it to some descriptions he has heard about in Joel Tyler Headley's "The Adirondak: or, Life in the Woods."
Physical Description	1 item (4 pages)
Place of Creation	Jefferson County (N.Y.)
Genre	Correspondence
Subject	Hitchcock, Orra White, 1796-1863 – Correspondence
Subject	New York (State) – Description and travel
Subject	Headley, Joel Tyler, 1813-1897. The Adirondack: or, Life in the woods
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 11
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