Ref No | LDGSL/838/F/18/3 |
Title | Murchison correspondence: letter from Henry FREARS |
Date | 8 Aug 1845 |
Level | Item |
Extent | 1 letter |
Format | Document |
Description | Murchison correspondence: letter from Henry FREARS, Moscow, 8 Aug 1845. Re: detailing the efforts taken to procure a piece of flesh from a mammoth and a description of where the specimen was found; sends the mammoth flesh and an ichthyosaur vertebra he has recently found; offers to send examples of Russian specimens to Murchison's friends as they are soon to be sought after following the publication of 'The Geology of Russia...'; thanks Murchison for the present of books. |
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Language | English |
ArchNote | Description by John Thackray; revised by Caroline Lam. |
CreatorName | FREARS | Henry | fl.1842-1846 | member of the Moscow Society of Naturalists |
Previous reference | LDGSL 838/M/F18 |