Ref NoLDGSL/838/F/5/1
TitleMurchison correspondence: letter from George William FEATHERSTONHAUGH
Date22 Feb 1830
LevelItem
Extent1 letter
FormatDocument
DescriptionMurchison correspondence: letter from George William FEATHERSTONHAUGH, Philadelphia, USA, 22 Feb 1830. Re: Is planning to send to Charlotte Murchison a box of American shells along with a work by Isaac Lea, advises Murchison that Lea would wish something in return; is also sending copies of a nonsensical poem 'Deluge' for distribution, although anonymous everyone knows that he is the author; relates his trip on a steam boat up the Hudson River where he came up with the idea.
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LanguageEnglish
ArchNoteDescription by John Thackray; revised by Caroline Lam.
CreatorNameFEATHERSTONEHAUGH | George William | 1780-1866 | geologist and diplomatist
Previous referenceLDGSL 838/M/F5
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/333FEATHERSTONEHAUGH; George William (1780-1866); geologist and diplomatist1780-1866
DS/UK/991LEA; Isaac (1792-1886); conchologist and geologist1792-1886
DS/UK/749MURCHISON; Charlotte (1788-1869); née Hugonin; geologist1788-1869
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