Benjamin Silliman letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1831 May 21
Digital Commonwealth — Amherst College Archives & Special Collections

Benjamin Silliman letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1831 May 21

Silliman, Benjamin, 1779-1864 · May 21, 1831

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Digital Commonwealth — Amherst College Archives & Special Collections

A letter to Edward Hitchcock in which Benjamin Silliman acknowledges receipt of ten dollars from the Society, asks Hitchcock if the paper on spiders will be ready soon, and asks for an update on the geological reports and the map for The American Journal of Science. Silliman also apologizes for a controversy over wine and the harm it may have caused for temperance.

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