Ref NoGSL/L/R/12/98
TitleLetter from Sir Roderick Impey MURCHISON
Date7 Apr 1852
LevelItem
Extent1 item
FormatDocument
DescriptionSecretary's In Letters: from Sir Roderick Impey MURCHISON, London, 7 Apr 1852. Re: Forwarding a letter to be sent to Sir John Pakington, promoting Andrew Geddes Bain [as official surveyor for the Cape of Good Hope], which is supported by the Society, Sir Henry De la Beche and Sir John Herschel. [Letter is at GSL/L/R/12/97].
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LanguageEnglish
ArchNoteDescription by John Thackray; revised by Caroline Lam
CreatorNameMURCHISON | Sir | Roderick Impey | 1792-1871 | Baronet; geologist and geographer
Previous referenceGSL/L/R/12/60
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/12BECHE; Sir; Henry Thomas De la (1796-1855); geologist1796-1855
DS/UK/113HERSCHEL; Sir; John Frederick William (1792-1871); first baronet; mathematician and astronomer1792-1871
DS/UK/447BAIN; Andrew Geddes ([1797]-1864); South African geologist, road engineer, palaeontologist and explorer[1797]-1864
DS/UK/2MURCHISON; Sir; Roderick Impey (1792-1871); Baronet; geologist and geographer1792-1871
Places
CodePlaceName
NA160South Africa
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