Ref NoLDGSL/838/G/2/63
TitleMurchison correspondence: letter from Archibald GEIKIE
Date11 Jun 1871
LevelItem
Extent1 letter
FormatDocument
DescriptionMurchison correspondence: letter from Archibald GEIKIE, Edinburgh*, 11 Jun 1871. Re: Regret over Mrs D O Hill's petition [the sculptor Amelia Robertson Hill, née Paton]; making fun of the circumstances surrounding Duke of Argyll's 'discovery' in Inverary and the Duke's naive suggestions on the geology of the area; Dr Keith Johnston's 'nervous depression'.
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LanguageEnglish
ArchNoteDescription by John Thackray; revised by Caroline Lam.
CreatorNameGEIKIE | Archibald | 1835-1924 | geologist and historian
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CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/13GEIKIE; Archibald (1835-1924); geologist and historian1835-1924
DS/UK/2223HILL; Amelia Robertson (1820-1904); née Paton; sculptor and second wife of David Octavius Hill1820-1904
DS/UK/2075JOHNSTON; Alexander Keith (1804-1871); geographer and cartographer1804-1871
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