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Benjamin Silliman letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1837 March 17
Silliman, Benjamin, 1779-1864 · March 17, 1837
A letter to Edward Hitchcock in which Benjamin Silliman reassures Hitchcock that their relationship will not suffer as a result of Silliman's remarks on Charles Lyell. Silliman discuses the clergy and the varying opinions these clergymen hold on geology, and also asks Hitchcock about a report on fossil footprints he is writing for the American Journal of Science.
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