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Benjamin Silliman's Letter to Edward Hitchcock, November 5, 1835

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Benjamin Silliman requests that Edward Hitchcock promptly send the account of his "turkey tracks" for publication in the January issue of the American Journal of Science and hopes that they can "persuade the religious world to give us time enough."

Creator:
Benjamin Silliman
Date:
November 5, 1835
Courtesy of:
Edward and Orra White Hitchcock Papers, Amherst College Archives and Special Collections, Amherst College Library