Benjamin Silliman letters to Edward Hitchcock and Stephen West Williams, 1818 March 31

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Creator	Silliman, Benjamin, 1779-1864
Recipient	Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864
Recipient	Williams, Stephen W., (Stephen West), 1790-1855
Title	Benjamin Silliman letters to Edward Hitchcock and Stephen West Williams, 1818 March 31
Dates	1818-03-31
Abstract	This document is comprised of two letters written by Benjamin Silliman. In the first letter Silliman thanks Edward Hitchcock and Stephen West Williams for sharing mineral specimens. In the second letter Silliman proposes some edits to an article Hitchcock has written for The American Journal of Science. The first letter is addressed to both "Hitchcock + Williams." It has been inferred that "Williams" refers to Stephen West Williams.
Physical Description	1 item (4 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 37
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