| Ref No | LDGSL/838/G/2/7 |
| Title | Murchison correspondence: letter from Archibald GEIKIE |
| Date | 24 Jan 1866 |
| Level | Item |
| Extent | 1 letter |
| Format | Document |
| Description | Murchison correspondence: letter from Archibald GEIKIE, Edinburgh*, 24 Jan 1866. Re: has been admiring a portrait bust of Murchison which he saw at "Mrs D O Hill's" [the sculptor Amelia Robertson Hill [née Paton], second wife of David Octavius Hill]; agrees that Nicol should 'sing undisturbed'; met with Keith Johnston and is still optimistic that a Chair of Geology will be established at Edinburgh University. |
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| Language | English |
| ArchNote | Description by John Thackray; revised by Caroline Lam. |
| CreatorName | GEIKIE | Archibald | 1835-1924 | geologist and historian |