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| Creator: | Clinton, DeWitt, 1769-1828. |
| Title: | DeWitt Clinton Correspondence |
| Inclusive Dates: | 1818 |
| Quantity: | 1 folder (SC) |
| Abstract: | Letter from New York Governor DeWitt Clinton. |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center |
Biographical History
DeWitt Clinton (1769-1828) was an American politician and naturalist who served as United States Senator and as the sixth Governor of New York; in the latter capacity, he was responsible for the construction of the Erie Canal.
Benjamin Silliman (1779-1864) was an American chemist, professor at Yale University (one of the first American professors of science), and the founder and editor of the American Journal of Science, America's longest continually published scientific journal.
Scope and Contents of the Collection
The DeWitt Clinton Correspondence consists of signed handwritten letter from Governor Dewitt Clinton of New York to Professor Benjamin Silliman at Yale University, praising Silliman's new American Scientific Journal (today known as the American Journal of Science).
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Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
DeWitt Clinton Correspondence,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
Purchase, 2013.
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Created by: MRC
Date: 31 Jan 2014
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