| Ref No | LDGSL/838/M/15/4 |
| Title | Murchison correspondence: letter from Hugh MILLER |
| Date | 14 May 1855 |
| Level | Item |
| Extent | 1 letter |
| Format | Document |
| Description | Murchison correspondence: letter from Hugh MILLER, Portobello, 14 May 1855. [Letter annotated at the top 'Hugh Miller on the Old Red. Limestone of the Highlands']. Re: is working on the stratigraphical succession of Limestone and Quartz Rock of the west coast of Sutherland and its connection to the Old Red Sandstone formation, with ink sections of Caithness and Assynt; has recovered from his recent illness and was underground in Dalkeith in the Duke of Buccleugh's coal pit examining footprints; describes 'a young man in Edinburgh' - Archibald Geikie - who 'promises to make a thorough geologist'. |
| Access Conditions | Access is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information. |
| Language | English |
| ArchNote | Description by John Thackray; revised by Caroline Lam |
| CreatorName | MILLER | Hugh | 1802-1856 | geologist, evangelical journalist, and writer |