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Ref No	LDGSL/838/S/58
Title	Murchison correspondence: letter from Lady Frances SHELLEY
Date	4 Oct 1844
Level	Item
Extent	1 letter
Format	Document
Description	Murchison correspondence: letter from Lady Frances SHELLEY, Raith, Kirkaldy, 4 Oct 1844, to Charlotte Murchison. Re: She and her husband's trip to Kirkaldy; accident of their host Colonel Ferguson; Adam Sedgwick's geological treatise notably his mosaic theory; her daughter Cecilia's interest in geology.
CustodialHistory	Previously listed as J Shelley
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	SHELLEY \| Lady \| Frances \| 1787-1873 \| née Winckley \| diarist and wife of Sir John Shelley, 6th baronet
Previous reference	LDGSL 838/M/S58

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates
DS/UK/749	MURCHISON; Charlotte (1788-1869); née Hugonin; geologist	1788-1869
DS/UK/2236	SHELLEY; Lady; Frances (1787-1873); née Winckley; diarist and wife of Sir John Shelley, 6th baronet	1787-1873
DS/UK/31	SEDGWICK; Adam (1785-1873); geologist	1785-1873

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