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Edward and Orra White Hitchcock Papers
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Detailed inventory
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Series 1: EDWARD HITCHCOCK: PERSONAL AFFAIRS
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[1811-1864]
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1.5 linear feet
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Arrangement:
Series 1, EDWARD HITCHCOCK: PERSONAL AFFAIRS is divided into five sub-series, as follows:
- A: Biographical Materials
- B: Professional Life
- C: Awards and Honors
- D: Death of Edward Hitchcock
- E: Financial Records
Scope and content:
Biographical Materials (sub-series A) contains miscellaneous items arranged by type. Traditional details are provided by a newspaper notice of his marriage to Orra White in 1821 and by his diploma from Yale (1818). More unusual is the manuscript "phrenological description" of Hitchcock by L.N. Fowler, completed in 1847. Hitchcock is also mentioned in a diary (1824; present in typescript) and five letters written in 1833, 1835, 1846, 1850, and 1854 -- all of which provide insight about how he was perceived by others. The rest of this sub-series relates principally to his possessions, described in lists of books, catalogues of minerals, and listings of items which Hitchcock owned which are now part of the Objects Collection.
Professional Life (sub-series B) is grouped by body of affiliation, including his ministry in Conway, his teaching at Deerfield, his connection with Mount Holyoke Seminary in South Hadley, his multiple roles at Amherst College and his affiliations as state geologist with Massachusetts, New York and Vermont. The material which relates to the Amherst College years provides some insight into Hitchcock's role as an academic administrator and fund-raiser. For additional information about Hitchcock's Amherst College presidency, see the President's Office Records: Edward Hitchcock. The most complete information about his role as a state geologist is found among the Massachusetts materials and relating to the publications of his state surveys in the 1830s and 1850s, in Series 5, PUBLISHED WRITINGS--MAJOR WORKS.
Awards and Honors (sub-series C), is a straightforward presentation of Hitchcock's affiliations with various national and international scientific and educational associations and societies. Included are eight certificates of life membership from religious societies and organizations presented to him as gifts by members of his parish in Conway and by the faculty and students of Amherst College. The certificates and related material are arranged alphabetically by name of organization.
The Death of Edward Hitchcock (in 1864) (sub-series D) contains the funeral sermon by long-time colleague W.S. Tyler; obituaries; 55 letters of condolence addressed to the family as a group or to individual family members and to William A. Stearns, who was President of Amherst College in 1864; and details relating to expenses -- a particular Hitchcock concern. This sub-series is divided into two groups, Obituaries and funeral, and Condolences and memorials.
Financial Records (sub-series E) contains almost 40 years of financial documentation of running a 19th-century household. This sub-series is further broken down into two groups: Expense and Payment Records; and Real Estate Records. Four account books record both expenses and payments, and there is daily documentation of grocery and drygood purchases included in the Bills and Receipts section. Records from Amherst and Williston Academies show the cost of educating younger children, while similar records from Amherst College record tuition, room, and fuel costs for the two Hitchcock sons, Edward, Jr. (AC 1849) and Charles Henry (AC 1856), at that institution. The Real Estate Records section contains legal documents for land exchange transactions between the Hitchcock family and other members of the Amherst community and represents a wide range of formats including mortgages, quitclaims, warranties and "cemetery lots", as well as records of town, county, and state tax expenses.
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Sub-series A: Biographical Materials
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Biographical materials, general
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Box 1: folder 1
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Yale diploma (photocopy), original in Box OS2, Folder 1
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1818
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Box 1: folder 1a
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Phrenological description of Edward Hitchcock by L.N. Fowler, 2 items
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1847 May 13
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Box 1: folder 2
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References to Edward Hitchcock in a diary and five letters
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1824-54 (gaps)
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Box 1: folder 3
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Photocopies of lists of names (alphabetically arranged) in seven categories (Clergymen and Missionaries; College Presidents; College Professors; Literati; Public Men; Scientists; Miscellaneous) from a scrapbook of autographs, many cut from letters or other sources (original book in Box OS3, restricted for preservation)
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Box 1: folder 4
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Photocopies of prints in scrapbook described in preceding entry (original in Box OS3, restricted for preservation)
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Box 1: folder 5
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Photocopy of list of books owned by Edward Hitchcock. Original list is on pages at back of a notebook of astronomical observations, 1811 (in Series 7: EDWARD HITCHCOCK: UNPUBLISHED WRITINGs, Sub-series B: Commonplace books; Box 18, Folder 5)
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1811?
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Box 1: folder 6
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"Catalogue of a Collection of Simple Minerals - the Property of Edward Hitchcock, December 1848," manuscript, [61] p.
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1848 Dec
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Box 1: folder 7
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Photocopy of catalogue described in preceding entry
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1848 Dec
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Box 1: folder 8
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Documentation (lists and one clipping) of objects belonging to Edward Hitchcock, that are part of the Objects Collection.
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Box 1: folder 9
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Note:
See also: Objects Collection, finding aid
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Passport, granted in London, England
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1850 Jun 20
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Box OS1: folder 1
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Sermon preached by an unidentified individual at installation of a minister, also unidentified, (not in Hitchcock's hand), [manuscript owned by Edward Hitchcock?]
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Box 1: folder 10
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Sub-series B: Professional Life (arranged by body of affiliation)
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Congregational Church of Christ (Conway, Mass.): Appointment to and resignation from the ministry in Conway
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1820-21, 1825
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Box 1: folder 11
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Deerfield Academy (Deerfield, Mass.): Society of Adelphi membership certificate for George Dickinson, signed by Edward Hitchcock
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1818 Apr
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Box 1: folder 12
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Mount Holyoke College (South Hadley, Mass.): Letter in Edward Hitchcock's handwriting unsigned relating to a trustees' meeting
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1851 Oct 20
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Box 1: folder 13
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Note:
Note:
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Amherst College
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Appointment to professorship, letter from Heman Humphrey, President
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1825 Aug 20
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Box 1: folder 14
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Note:
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Resignation from presidency: letter by Samuel Williston (May 18); 4 letters by EH (May 4, Jun 26, Jun 28, Sep 1); EH's reasons for resigning, with an undated typed list
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1854
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Box 1: folder 15
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Resignation from presidency: N.Y. Daily Tribune clipping
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1854 Aug 12
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Box 1: folder 16
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Presentation of silver plate from the faculty and students of Amherst College (photocopies; originals in Box OS3, Folder 7, restricted for preservation)
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1859
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Box 1: folder 17
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Amherst College/Administration
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General: includes fund-raising and financial materials, some of which may also be found with specific administrative topics listed below
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1832
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Box 1: folder 18
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Administration: geology and natural history activities, includes the Footmark Fund
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[1852-62] (gaps)
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Box 1: folder 19
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Note:
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Administration: The Geological Cabinet
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1847-56 (gaps)
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Box 1: folder 20
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Administration "Expenses in Building the Nineveh Gallery," (photocopy; original in a notebook in Series 5, EDWARD HITCHCOCK: PUBLISHED WRITINGS-- MAJOR WORKS, Sub-series F: Illustra-tions of Surface Geology, Box 13, Folder 9)
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1857-58
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Box 1: folder 21
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Administration - Correspondence, (see list of letters in folder)
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1831-1860 (gaps)
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Box 1: folder 22
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Professional Appointments
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Note: Materials in Folders 23-28 are photocopies. All originals are in Box OS2, Folder 2.
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Massachusetts
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Agricultural Schools Commission including Edward Hitchcock's appointment (2 photocopies)
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1850 Jun 6
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Box 1: folder 23
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Board of Agriculture (photocopies)
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1852 Jun 11, Aug 5, 1854 Jan 30
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Box 1: folder 24
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Geological Survey - appointments to surveys of 1830, 1837, 1852 (photocopies)
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1830 Jun 26, 1837 May 25 1852 Apr 3, Apr 23
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Box 1: folder 25
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Note:
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Massachusetts Geological Survey, resolve to publish and distribute 1200 copies of "The Report on the Geological Survey of the Commonwealth," (photocopies)
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1833 Mar 2
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Box 1: folder 26
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Massachusetts Geological Survey, authorization to appropriate $100... (photocopies)
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1854 Jul 28
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Box 1: folder 27
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Massachusetts Geological Survey, resolve to print and distribute 1000 copies of "Professor Hitchcock's Geological Report on the Sandstone of the Connecticut Valley," (photocopies)
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1858 Mar 25
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Box 1: folder 28
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New York State
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Geological Survey, appointment by Gov. W[illiam] L. Marcy, (photocopy, original in Box OS2, Folder 3)
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1836 Jun 13
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Box 1: folder 29
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Note:
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Vermont
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Geological Survey: appointment as state geologist, (photocopy, original in Box OS2, Folder 4)
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1857 Mar 10
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Box 1: folder 30
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Sub-series C: Awards and Honors
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Note: Folders 31-54 are arranged alphabetically by name of institution or organization. Certificates are photocopies with complete information; all originals for Folders 31-42 in Box OS2, Folder 5, and for Folders 43-54 in Box OS2, Folder 6, restricted for preservation.
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The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, correspondent of the association
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1832 Jun 26
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Box 1: folder 31
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The American Academy of Arts and Sciences, elected fellow of the Academy, signed by Nathaniel Bowditch, president; also, notification of his election (with printed regulations), 2 items
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1834 May 27
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Box 1: folder 32
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American and Foreign Christian Union, life membership, gift of Amherst College Class of 1851
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1852 Mar 6
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Box 1: folder 33
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The American Bible Society, life membership, gift of the young ladies of his parish in Conway, Mass.
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1823 Jan 8
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Box 1: folder 34
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The American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, honorary life membership, gift of the Monthly Concert, Conway, Mass.
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1827 Jan 30
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Box 1: folder 35
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American Doctrinal Tract Society, life membership, gift of students of Amherst College
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1848 May 30
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Box 1: folder 36
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American Education Society, life membership
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1827 May
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Box 1: folder 37
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Note:
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American Home Missionary Society, life membership, gift of a member of Amherst College
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1846 Aug 1
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Box 1: folder 38
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American Philosophical Society at Philadelphia, member of the Society, 2 items
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1841 Apr 16
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Box 1: folder 39
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American Society for Educating Pious Youth for the Gospel Ministry, life membership, gift of the married ladies in his parish in Conway, Mass.
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1822 Jan 8
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Box 1: folder 40
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American Tract Society, life membership, gift of the faculty and students of Amherst College
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1852 Aug 4
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Box 1: folder 41
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The Boston Society of Natural History, elected honorary member of the Society, with regulations attached
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1834 Feb 4
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Box 1: folder 42
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Massachusetts Sabbath School Union, life membership, gift of Amherst College Class of 1829
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1828 May 1
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Box 1: folder 43
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Die Naturforschende Gesellschaft zu Halle, honorary member
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1836 Feb 20
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Box 1: folder 44
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Geological Society of London, elected foreign correspondent
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1864 Jan 6
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Box 1: folder 45
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Hampshire Agricultural Society, life member, by vote of the society
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1857 Jan 15
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Box 1: folder 46
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Harvard University, honorary L.L.D., (Doctor of Laws)
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1840
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Box 1: folder 47
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Kaiserlich-Konigliche Geologische Reichsanstalt, elected member
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1859 Dec 17
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Box 1: folder 48
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Maine Institute of Natural Science, elected an honorary member
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1834 Nov 25
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Box 1: folder 49
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National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, appointed member
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1863 Apr 24
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Box 1: folder 50
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National Institution for the Promotion of Science, elected corresponding member
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1840 Aug 22
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Box 1: folder 51
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New York Historical Society, honorary member
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1818 Apr 2
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Box 1: folder 52
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Royal Society of Northern Antiquaries, elected to the society
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1844 May 30
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Box 1: folder 53
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The [Russian] Mineralogical Society, elected to the society
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1842 Dec 13
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Box 1: folder 54
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Sub-series D: Death of Edward Hitchcock
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Obituaries and funeral
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William S. Tyler, The Wise Man of the Scriptures...a Discourse Delivered... March 20, 1864... at the Funeral of... Edward Hitchcock, D.D., LL.D. Springfield: Samuel Bowles, 1864, 49 p.
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1864 Mar 20
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Box 2: folder 1
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Notebook (pages unnumbered), in the handwriting of Edward Hitchcock, Jr. (AC 1849), "Copy of the will of Edward Hitchcock" begins on p.[35], earlier pages appear to contains various family accounts
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1864, 1865
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Box 2: folder 2
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Funeral costs, estate taxes
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1864, 1869
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Box 2: folder 3
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Published obituaries, (photocopies with complete information; originals in Map Case 6, Drawer 12, Folder 15, restricted for preservation)
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1864 Mar-Apr
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Box 2: folder 4
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Condolences and memorials
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To Charles Henry Hitchcock, (1 letter)
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1864 Mar 1
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Box 2: folder 5
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To Edward Hitchcock (AC 1849), (12 letters)
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1864 Feb-Mar, May
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Box 2: folder 6
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To Jane Elizabeth Hitchcock Putnam, (4 letters), plus one letter which begins "My dear Jenny and Emily..."
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1864 Feb-Mar
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Box 2: folder 7
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To Mary Hitchcock, (1 letter)
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1864 Jul 29
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Box 2: folder 8
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To the Family of Edward Hitchcock, (7 letters)
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1864 Feb-Mar, May
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Box 2: folder 9
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To William A. Stearns, President of Amherst College, (27 letters); to unidentified recipient (probably Stearns)
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1864 Feb-Mar
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Box 2: folder 10
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Tributes to Edward Hitchcock, including minutes passed by the students and the Board of Trustees of Amherst College
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1864 Mar-Jul
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Box 2: folder 11
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Photocopies of and notes about a leaf painting on mica by Eliza Maria Judkins, prepared to commemorate her friendship with Dr. and Mrs. Hitchcock (original in MC6:12:1, restricted for preservation)
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1866 Jul 9
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Box 2: folder 12
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J. P. Lesley, "Biographical Notice of Edward Hitchcock." In: Annual of the National Academy of Sciences for 1866
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1866 Jul 9
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Box 2: folder 12A
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Sub-series E: Financial Records
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Note:
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Account Books
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Records of payments made
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1828-1864
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Box 2: folder 13
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Records of expenses, including expenses of tour of Europe in 1850
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1850-1854
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Box 2: folder 14
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Note:
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Expenses
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1855-1857
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Box 2: folder 15
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Expenses
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1857-1860
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Box 2: folder 16
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Bills and Receipts
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Household expenses, including medical expenses, 17 receipts, chronologically arranged
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1821, 1832-1863 (gaps)
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Box 2: folder 17
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Food and drygoods, billed by Sweetser and Cutler
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1838, 1845-1847, 1852
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Box 2: folder 18
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Books and periodicals
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1838, 1847-1862
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Box 2: folder 19
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Maps
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1853 Dec 10
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Box 2: folder 20
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Geological specimens, minerals, and fossil footprints
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1838-1863 (gaps)
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Box 2: folder 21
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Note:
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Postage for newspapers and journals
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1838, 1855-1859 (gaps)
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Box 2: folder 22
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Shipping records (by rail and boat)
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1838-1858 (gaps)
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Box 2: folder 23
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Loans to his children
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1845, 1852-56
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Box 2: folder 24
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Investments
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Stock certificates and related materials
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[183?]-1860
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Box 2: folder 25
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Transactions with John Clarke, Broker, Northampton
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1854-1862 (gaps)
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Box 2: folder 26
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Education of his children
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Amherst Academy, receipts for education: Mary (1838); Jane Elizabeth (1845); Charles H. (1848); Emily (1851-1854)
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1838-1854 (gaps)
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Box 2: folder 27
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Amherst College: receipts for education of Edward (AC 1849) and Charles (AC 1856)
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1845-1848, 1852-1856
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Box 2: folder 28
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Williston Seminary: receipts for education of Jane Elizabeth and Charles
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1847, 1850-1852
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Box 2: folder 29
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Real Estate
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Account sheet for land purchased from Mrs. F. Thompson
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1835 Apr 1
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Box 2: folder 30
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Land valuations for Deerfield real estate
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1847, 1862, 1864
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Box 2: folder 31
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Deerfield homestead, articles regarding
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1898, 1921, 1961
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Box 2: folder 32
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Tax receipts: town, county and state tax
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1838, 1850-1859 (gaps)
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Box 2: folder 33
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Note:
Note: This folder contains a complete, detailed listing of additional material relating to real estate which is in Box OS1, Folders 7-10, and described in the following 19 entries.
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(Mortgage) Warren S. Howland, for Amherst land, witnessed by Eliphalet Strong and Lucius Boltwood
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1828 Apr 13
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Box OS1: folder 7
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(Quitclaim) Mary Sexton, for Amherst land, witnessed by Ralph Watson and Peter Pratt
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1828 Apr 15
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Box OS1: folder 8
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(Quitclaim) Edward Dickinson, for Amherst land witnessed by L.N. Dickinson, Emily [Norcross] Dickinson, and W. A. Dickinson
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1861 Nov 26
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Box OS1: folder 8
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Warranties
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Epaphroditus Champion, for Conway land, witnessed by William Billings and John Williams
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1824 May 19
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Box OS1: folder 9
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John and Anna Williams, for Conway land, witnessed by William Billings and Epaphroditus Williams
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1824 May 19
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Box OS1: folder 9
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Ebenezer Sexton, for Amherst land, witnessed by William Billings and Abigail Williams
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1828 Apr 15
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Box OS1: folder 9
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Warren S. Howland, for Amherst land, witnessed by Eliphalet Strong and Lucius Boltwood.
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1828 Apr 30
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Box OS1: folder 9
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N[athan] W. Fiske and D.W.V. Fiske, for Amherst land], witnessed by Emeline E. [?] and H.A. Bowker
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1828 Jul 23
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Box OS1: folder 9
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Enos Baker, for Amherst land, witnessed by George Colt, O. Baker and Lucretia Baker
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1830 Nov 3
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Box OS1: folder 9
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Austin Hawley, for Amherst land, witnessed by [?] Conkey, Harrison Hawley and Betsey Hawley
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1834 Nov 25
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Box OS1: folder 9
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Jerusha Dickinson, for Amherst land, witnessed by John Leland and Fanny D. Thompson.
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1835 Apr 6
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Box OS1: folder 9
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Solomon Eastman, for West Parish Meeting House, Amherst, pew 21, witnessed by Edward Dickinson.
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1835 Dec 24
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Box OS1: folder 9
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Stillman Taylor, for Hadley land, witnessed by Edward Dickinson Rufus Bisbee and Dorothy W. Taylor
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1836 Apr 6
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Box OS1: folder 9
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Samuel C. Morgan, for Amherst land, witnessed by William P. Cleaveland and Henry Strong
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1839 Sep 13
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Box OS1: folder 9
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Jerusha Dickinson, Moses Dickinson and John Dickinson, for Amherst land, witnessed by Edward Dickinson
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1840 Mar 28
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Box OS1: folder 9
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Bela U. Dickinson, for Pelham land, witnessed by Baxter Eastman, Caleb Newell and Pamela Dickinson
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1851 Nov 14
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Box OS1: folder 9
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Mary J. Allen, for Amherst land, witnessed by James Boyden
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1858 Sep 11
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Box OS1: folder 9
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George Baker, for Amherst land, witnessed by Simeon Clark and Nancy Baker
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1859 Mar 25
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Box OS1: folder 9
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Cemetery Lot 7, West Cemetery, Amherst, witnessed by Samuel Carter, Ezra Ingram and Eleazer Kellogg
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1841 May 7
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Box OS1: folder 10
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Series 2: EDWARD HITCHCOCK: CORRESPONDENCE
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[1815-1863]
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1.25 linear feet
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Arrangement:
Series 2, EDWARD HITCHCOCK: CORRESPONDENCE is divided into two sub-series:
- A: Incoming Correspondence, alphabetically arranged by sender
- B: Outgoing Correspondence, alphabetically arranged by addressee
Scope and content:
This significant series reveals the breadth of Hitchcock's professional activities, career, and acquaintances. Many of the letters are to and from contemporary scientists, including one from Charles Darwin, 5 from Nevil Maskelyne, 15 from Justin Perkins, and several between Hitchcock and Edmund Blunt regarding errors in Blunt's edition of the Nautical Almanac and Astronomical Ephemeris for the Year 1816. There is correspondence with James Deane of Greenfield relating to the controversy about the importance of the fossil footmarks discovered along the Connecticut River. While Hitchcock did not claim to be the discoverer of the footmarks, he maintained that he was the first to recognize their significance and age. Twelve letters between Hitchcock and Henry Van Lennep (AC 1837) relate peripherally to Hitchcock's scientific activities, since Van Lennep illustrated some of Hitchcock's published works, including Illustrations of Surface Geology.
Hitchcock's official role as a state geologist is reflected in 18 letters from Massachusetts Governor Edward Everett and 3 letters to New York Governor William L. Marcy.
The most significant group of letters in Series 2 is the correspondence between Hitchcock and Benjamin Silliman, editor of the American Journal of Science, and Hitchcock's professor of chemistry at Yale's Sheffield Scientific School. There are 158 letters from Silliman to Hitchcock and 77 letters from Hitchcock to Silliman, which constitute a rich resource for the study of the history of science and of the nature of scientific collegial relationship at that time. These letters are detailed in the series listing.
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Sub-series A: Incoming Correspondence
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Bigelow, [?]
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1817 Apr 22
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Box 3: folder 1
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Bishop, George
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1862 Oct 17
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Box 3: folder 2
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Blunt, Edmund M. re: errors in Blunt's Navigator discovered by Hitchcock
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1818 Jul 27, Dec 19
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Box 3: folder 3
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Note:
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[Number not used]
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Box 3: folder 4
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Child, Lewis
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1847 Mar 8
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Box 3: folder 5
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Clay, Joseph A.
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1853 May 20
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Box 3: folder 6
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Corning, [?]
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1851 Aug 18
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Box 3: folder 7
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Darwin, Charles
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1845 Nov 6
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Box 3: folder 8
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Deane, James (3 letters)
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1832, 1845, 1846
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Box 3: folder 9
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Note:
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Deane, James, partial transcript of letters, in Edward Hitchcock's hand, annotated "Letter from Dr. Deane"
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1834 Mar 20
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Box OS1: folder 12
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Deane, James, printed monograph, Illustrations of Fossil Footprints at the Valley of the Connecticut, inscribed to Edward Hitchcock
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1849 Aug
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Box 3: folder 10
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Note:
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Eustaphius, Alexis
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1815 Aug 22
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Box 3: folder 11
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Everett, Governor Edward, re: the Massachusetts geological survey (18 letters)
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1837-1839
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Box 3: folder 12
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Geological Society of London
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1848 Jan 6
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Box 3: folder 13
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Gould, Augustus A.
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1835 Jan 7
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Box 3: folder 14
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Haidinger, Wilhelm
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1862 Sep 27
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Box 3: folder 15
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Hallock, Gerard
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1837 Nov 16
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Box 3: folder 16
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Hamilton, William J.,
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Note:
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Hitchcock, Charissa
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1855 Sep 16
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Box 3: folder 17
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Hitchcock, Charles (AC 1856)
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1858 Mar 22
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Box 3: folder 18
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Hitchcock, Edward, Jr. (AC 1849) (14 letters)
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1860-1861
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Box 3: folder 19
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Note:
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Hitchcock, Orra White
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Note:
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Hopkins, Mark (3 letters)
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1848 Jul 25, 1848 Dec 5, 1858 Aug 28
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Box 3: folder 20
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Horsford, Eben N.
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1849 Nov 16
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Box 3: folder 21
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Hoyt, Epaphras, recommendation
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1815 Jan 20
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Box 3: folder 22
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Humphrey, Heman re: tribute to Professor Fiske
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1848 Jan 14
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Box 3: folder 23
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Humphrey, Heman,
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Box 3: folder 23
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Note:
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Illinois, State of,
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Note:
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Mantell, Gideon A.
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1845 Jul 11
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Box 3: folder 24
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(no folder 25)
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Box 3: folder 25
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Matthews, J.M. (photocopy)
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1845 Mar 12
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Box 3: folder 26
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Note:
original at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania
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Medway, John
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1851 Nov 25
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Box 3: folder 27
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Morse, Sidney E.
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1851 Jan 18
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Box 3: folder 28
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Orton, James
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1853 Jul 22
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Box 3: folder 29
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Owen, Richard
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1844, 1860
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Box 3: folder 30
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Parrot, Friedrich, extracts from "Journey to Ararat," 1862, by F. Parrot, copied in letter from S. Wells;
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Note:
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Perkins, Justin (15 letters) listed by date in folder
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1844-1850, 1853-1856
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Box 3: folder 31
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Riddel, Samuel
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1845 Jul 7
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Box 3: folder 32
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Rogers, [J.S.]
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1827 Jul 14
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Box 3: folder 33
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Sandberger, Guido
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1845 Jun 25
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Box 3: folder 34
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Reverend Schneider
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1848 Nov 20
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Box 3: folder 35
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Shepard, Charles U.: re: specimens, (2 letters)
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1859 Jul
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Box 3: folder 36
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Silliman, Benjamin (16 letters); 1817 Aug 24, Oct 6, Oct 27; 1818 Mar 1, Mar 31, May 22, Jun 22, Sep 25, Dec 11; 1819 Feb 6; 1820 Aug 18; 1821 Feb 24, Apr 21, Jul 27, Aug 11, Sep 20
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1817-1821
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Box 3: folder 37
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Silliman, Benjamin (18 letters); 1822 Jan 7, May 8, Aug 2 (enclosing a map drawn and colored by Hitchcock, reviewed and corrected by Silliman and James G. Percival; both enclosed in polyethylene sleeve), Oct 2, Oct 27, Nov 18, Nov 25, Dec 5; 1823 Jan 25, Feb 16 [?--postmarked Feb 15], May 5, Dec 4; 1824 Mar 6, Mar 20, Jun 12, Aug 12, Aug 23, Dec 27
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1822-1824
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Box 3: folder 38
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Silliman, Benjamin (20 letters); 1825 Feb 2, Apr 4, Jul 27, Aug 6; 1826 Feb 19, Feb 25, Mar 20, May 3, May 22, Oct 6 (written on a printed announcement relating to the American Journal of Science and Arts, edited by Silliman); 1827 Jun 1, Jul 28; 1828 Mar 10, May 26, Jun 4, Aug 8 (written on a printed announcement about the dissatisfaction of Yale students with their "board"/ meals, dated August 1, 1828), Aug 11 (completed Aug 18), Aug 20, Aug 27, Sep 13
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1825-1828
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Box 3: folder 39
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Silliman, Benjamin (19 letters); 1829 Feb 9, Mar 12, Aug 5; 1830 Jan 10, Mar 11, Apr 27, May 9, Jun 21, Oct 5, Nov 19; 1831 Jan 4, Jan 12, Feb 24, Mar 23, May 21, Jun 27, Jul 27, Sep 27, Oct 10
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1829-31
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Box 3: folder 40
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Silliman, Benjamin (28 letters); 1832 Jan 19, Feb 24, Mar 8, Mar 12, Apr 4, Apr 14, May 7, Jun 5, Jun 14; 1833 Jan 19 ("To Messrs. S. & H.C. Zane"), Jun 6, Jul 18; 1834 [Nov 10? or 16?], 18?? [Aug ? No year or day -- retained in this location]; 1835 Jan 9, Jan 31, Jul 22, Jul 30, Aug 6, Oct 9, Nov 5, Nov 13, Nov 23, Dec 4, Dec 11, Dec 18, Dec 25 (folded sheet), Dec 25 (single sheet, not folded). Also one empty envelope, postmark unclear, not clearly related to any of these letters
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1832-1835
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Box 4: folder 1
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Silliman, Benjamin (23 letters); 1836 Feb 24, Jun 7, Jul 6 (very fragile; do not remove from sleeve), Jul 25, Aug 19, Oct 7, Nov 1, Dec 2, Dec 8, Dec 20 (signature cut out; part of p. 1 missing); 1837 Jan 2, Mar 6, Mar 17, Apr 15, Nov 2, Dec 5; 1838 Mar 17, Apr 14, Aug 18; 1839 Mar 7; 1840 Jan 8, Apr 29, Aug 31, Dec 7. Also one empty envelope, not readily connected with a letter
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1836-1840
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Box 4: folder 2
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Silliman, Benjamin (20 letters); 1841 Jan 12, May 25, Jun 15, Jun 28, Sep 23; 1842 Aug 9, Aug 31; 1843 Sep 13, Sep 14, Oct 30, Nov 16; 1844 Jan 29, Aug 2, Aug 10, Sep 12, Sep 19, Nov 1, Dec 9, Dec 19, Dec 19, p.m. (signature cut out)
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1841-1844
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Box 4: folder 3
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Silliman, Benjamin (13 letters); 1850 Jun 22, Dec 30; 1852 Apr 1, Oct 27; 1854 Jan 24, ?? 26 (illegible, possibly June?), Jun ?? (Brief note on last page of printed brochure relating to the Mineralogical Cabinet at Yale, dated June 1, 1854, with James D. Dana and Benjamin Silliman listed as authors), Jul 29; 1855 Sep 17, Oct 13, (return address: St. Louis, Missouri), Oct 13, (return address: New Haven) [the preceding two letters should be examined closely, since one appears to be dated erroneously]; 1858 Mar 8; 1860 Feb 2 (with envelope). There are 2 additional empty envelopes in the folder, not clearly related to any of the letters; one has pencilled columns of figures (perhaps money?) on the verso
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1850-1860
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Box 4: folder 4
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Smith, Ebenezer
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1851 Nov 29
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Box 4: folder 5
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Smith, Hannah A.
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1836 Jun 17
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Box 4: folder 6
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[Soltan], Henry W.
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1857 May 15
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Box 4: folder 7
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Swett, Charissa,
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Note:
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Torrey, John
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1824 Oct 27
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Box 4: folder 8
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Van Lennep, Henry J. (8 letters)
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1838-1843, 1849, 1863
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Box 4: folder 9
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Webster, J.W. (4 letters)
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1825, 1839, n.d.
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Box 4: folder 10
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Wells, S.
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1844 Oct 6
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Box 4: folder 11
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White, G[eorge]
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1828 Apr 9
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Box 4: folder 12
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White, Orra
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1837 Sep 29
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Box 4: folder 13
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Whittlesey, Charles S.
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1846 Nov 27
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Box 4: folder 14
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Williston, Samuel,
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Note:
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Unidentified author, on verso of printed notice (see note in folder)
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[1853]
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Box 4: folder 15
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Sub-series B: Outgoing Correspondence
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Adams, [?], letter of recommendation
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1855 May 14
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Box 4: folder 16
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American Academy of Natural Sciences (photocopy)
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1841 Mar 24
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Box 4: folder 17
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Note:
original at the American Academy of Natural Sciences
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American Association for the Advancement of Science, publishing committee, envelope addressed to "Jeffries Wyman and others"
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1849 Oct 30
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Box 4: folder 18
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American Philosophical Society (photocopy)
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1841 Jul 10
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Box 4: folder 19
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Note:
original at the American Philosophical Society Library
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Ames, James G.
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1849 May 16
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Box 4: folder 20
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Association of American Geologists (photocopy)
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1843 May 2
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Box 4: folder 21
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Note:
original at the Academy of Natural Sciences
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Bishop, N.W.
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1837 Oct 16
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Box 4: folder 22
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Blunt, Edmund M.: re: errors in Blunt's Navigator discovered by Hitchcock, notes and letters
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ca. 1819
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Box 4: folder 23
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Note:
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Bond, G.T.
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1855 Aug 1
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Box 4: folder 24
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Bowditch, Henry J., as printed in Springfield Republican
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1859 Apr 1
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Box 4: folder 25
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Note:
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Briggs, George N. (photocopy)
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1846 Jul 29
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Box 4: folder 26
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Note:
original at the American Philosophical Society Library
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Brooks, John
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1857 Oct 26
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Box 4: folder 27
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Carpenter, C.C.
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1860 May 23
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Box 4: folder 28
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Cleaveland, Parker (photocopy)
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1828 May 13
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Box 4: folder 29
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Note:
original at the American Philosophical Society Library
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Deane, James: re: controversy over footmarks
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1844 Nov 10, n.d.
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Box 4: folder 30
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Note:
See also: this sub-series, Bowditch, Henry J., Box 4, Folder 25; Series 5, EDWARD HITCHCOCK: PUBLISHED WRITINGS--MAJOR WORKS, Sub-series D: Ichnology of New England, Box 12, Folder 17; Series 6, EDWARD HITCHCOCK: PUBLISHED WRITINGS--OTHER WORKS, Controversy with James Deane, Box 16, Folder 25
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Eaton, Amos (photocopy)
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1824 Aug 12
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Box 4: folder 31
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Note:
original at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania
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Edwards, Bela B.
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1836 Mar 31
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Box 4: folder 32
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Elliott, Honorable Samuel A.,(8 letters; photocopies)
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1847-1848
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Box 4: folder 33
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Note:
originals at Harvard University
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Eustaphius, Alexis
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1815 Aug 8
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Box 4: folder 34
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Gardner, Henry, Governor of Massachusetts (3 letters)
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n.d., ca. 1855
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Box 4: folder 35
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Grant, Miss P., re: "A female school in the Mt. Pleasant Buildings"
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1835 Jul 31
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Box 4: folder 36
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Greene, Thomas A. (photocopy)
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1834 Sep 15
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Box 4: folder 37
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Note:
original at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania
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Griscom, John (3 letters)
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1824, 1828, 1831
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Box 4: folder 38
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Hale, Ebenezer
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1849 May 19
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Box 4: folder 39
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Hall, Frederick (photocopy)
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1826 Apr 13
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Box 4: folder 40
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Note:
original at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania
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Hallock, W.A.
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1857 Oct 24
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Box 4: folder 41
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Hentz, W.M. (Prof.)
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Note:
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Hitchcock, Catharine (photocopy of original from file of Hitchcock, Mary)
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1844 May 12
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Box 4: folder 42
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Hitchcock, Edward Jr. (AC 1849) (36 letters)
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1841, 1850-1861
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Box 4: folder 43
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Note:
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Hitchcock, Henry
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1850 Jul 12
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Box 4: folder 44
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Hitchcock, Mary (6 letters)
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1841-1853 [gaps]
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Box 4: folder 45
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Hitchcock, Orra White,
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Note:
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Hovey, Sylvester (2 letters)
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1824, 1831
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Box 4: folder 46
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Humphrey, Heman (addressed "Dr. and Mrs."
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1858 Apr 20
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Box 4: folder 47
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The Independent, editors of
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n.d.
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Box 4: folder 48
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Kendall, George
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1858 Feb 23
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Box 4: folder 49
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Lawrence, Abbott, re: naming the College Observatory in his honor
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[1848]
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Box 4: folder 50
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Low, Joseph
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[1857]
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Box 4: folder 51
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Lyell, Charles (photocopies; original at Edinburgh University Library, Department of Special Collections)
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1843, 1860
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Box 4: folder 52
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Marcy, William L. (Governor of New York), re: New York geological survey (3 letters)
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1836 May-Jun
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Box 5: folder 1
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Markoe, Francis (photocopies)
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1844 Aug 27, 1847 Apr 6
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Box 5: folder 2
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Note:
original at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania
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Meisra, Prince Malek Kasim (Governor of Azerbaijian)
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Note:
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Miller, Moses
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1843 Aug 2
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Box 5: folder 3
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Morton, Samuel G. (6 letters; photocopies)
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1832 Jun 11-Oct 28, 1841 Jan 26
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Box 5: folder 4
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Note:
originals at the American Philosophical Society Library
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Morton, Samuel G. (photocopy, original at the Academy of Natural Sciences)
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1833 Nov 30
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Box 5: folder 5
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Murchision, Roderick I. (Sir), manuscript, not in Edward Hitchcock's hand, long discussion of glacial theory
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1842 Sep 5
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Box 5: folder 6
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Northrop, Henry, letter of recommendation
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1862 Jul 17
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Box 5: folder 7
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Owen, Richard
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1861 Jul 4
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Box 5: folder 8
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Perkins, Justin (photocopy)
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1842 Mar 3
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Box 5: folder 9
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Note:
original at the American Philosophical Society Library
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Pierce, Edwin W.
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1838 Aug 20
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Box 5: folder 10
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Salem Lyceum
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1840 Jul 29
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Box 5: folder 11
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Silliman, Benjamin (25 letters); 1817 Sep 1; 1818 Apr 6, Jul 6, Aug 25, Sep 28, Nov 8; 1821 Apr 9, Apr (List of specimens "...Sent Mr. Silliman"), Aug 6; 1822 Jul 23, Sep 22, Oct 17, Nov 6, Dec 1; 1823 Jan 23, Feb 12, Oct 20, Nov 25, Dec 17; 1824 Mar 1, Apr 6, Nov 16, Dec 13
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1817-1824
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Box 5: folder 12
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Silliman, Benjamin (3 letters; photocopies)
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1817 Oct 16, 1824 Mar 17, 1824 May 28
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Box 5: folder 13
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Note:
originals at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania
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Silliman, Benjamin (15 letters); 1825 Jan 24, Mar 21, Apr (?); 1826 Apr 18, Jul 8; 1827 Oct 28, Dec 30; 1828 Jan 21, Aug 7; 1829 Jan 8, Apr 1, May 12, Aug 17; 1830 Jan 24, Nov 1
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1825-1830
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Box 5: folder 14
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Silliman, Benjamin, (6 letters; photocopies)
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1825 Oct 4, 1827 Nov 30, 1828 Jun 27, 1828 Aug 16, 1829 Aug 1, 1831 Jan 30
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Box 5: folder 15
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Note:
originals at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania
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Silliman, Benjamin (15 letters); 1832 Feb 21, Mar 4, May 4, Jun 8, Jul 16; 1833 Dec 30; 1834 Jan 10, Mar 27; 1835 Mar 15, Oct 23; 1836 Mar 1 (photocopy, oversize, with poem and other writing included), Jun 4, Jun 20, Aug 16; 1837 Mar 12
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1832-1837
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Box 5: folder 16
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Silliman, Benjamin, (3 letters; photocopies)
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1834 Nov 8, 1835 May 31, 1837 Mar 31
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Box 5: folder 17
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Note:
originals at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania
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Silliman, Benjamin (22 letters); 1837 Mar 12, Apr 11; 1838 Jan 9, Apr 9; 1839 Jan 8, Jul 20; 1840 Jan 12, Apr 26, Aug 20, Dec 12; 1841 Sep 16; 1843 Nov 13; 1844 Mar 11; 1847 Apr 5; 1853 Nov 3; 1855 Sep 20, Oct 12, Oct 19; 1856 Mar 24; 1863 May 7, Aug 26; [18??] Jul 22
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1837-1863
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Box 5: folder 18
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Silliman, Benjamin (9 letters; photocopies) 1844 Sep 16; 1850 Jan 26; 1852 Oct 16; 1854 Jul 16; 1855 Nov 23; 1858 Feb 15, Feb 20; 1859 Dec 26; 1860 Feb 6
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1844-1860
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Box 5: folder 19
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