Benjamin Silliman letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1824 December 27
Digital Commonwealth — Amherst College Archives & Special Collections

Benjamin Silliman letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1824 December 27

Silliman, Benjamin, 1779-1864 · December 27, 1824

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Digital Commonwealth — Amherst College Archives & Special Collections

A letter to Edward Hitchcock in which Benjamin Silliman discusses correspondence and exchanges of specimens between Hitchcock and several scientists, including a sensitive correspondence with Amos Eaton. Silliman also notes a delay in the printing of the latest issue of the American Journal of Science and reflects on a threat to the Journal's existence.

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