Accounts and correspondence of the geological survey, 1830-1846.

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Accounts and correspondence of the geological survey, 1830-1846.

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As part of a survey of the Commonwealth commissioned by the governor in 1830 in order to prepare an accurate map of Massachusetts, a geological examination of the state was conducted and a list of mineral, botanical, and zoological specimens of the state compiled. Two surveys were carried out by Edward Hitchcock of Amherst College, in 1830-1832 and in 1837-1840. This series contains correspondence between Hitchcock and the governors from both surveys.

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