Ref NoLDGSL/838/G/2/32
TitleMurchison correspondence: letter from Archibald GEIKIE
Date7 Aug 1869
LevelItem
Extent1 letter
FormatDocument
DescriptionMurchison correspondence: letter from Archibald GEIKIE, Edinburgh*, 7 Aug 1869. Re: Murchison's visit to Scotland covered in the local newspapers; Geikie intending to travel to the Dumfriesshire Old Red tract to investigate the possibility of there being coal there; 'disappearance' of Salter; trouble between the 'arch-disturber' Kinahan and Edward Hull.
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LanguageEnglish
ArchNoteDescription by John Thackray; revised by Caroline Lam.
CreatorNameGEIKIE | Archibald | 1835-1924 | geologist and historian
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/13GEIKIE; Archibald (1835-1924); geologist and historian1835-1924
DS/UK/158SALTER; John William (1820-1869); palaeontologist1820-1869
DS/UK/2219KINAHAN; George Henry (1829-1908); geologist1829-1908
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