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Ref No	LDGSL/838/V/5/1
Title	Murchison correspondence: letter from William Venables VERNON, later VERNON-HARCOURT
Date	[1826]
Date Note	Date of Murchison's trip to the Brora Coalfield and subsequent trip to Yorkshire with William Smith
Level	Item
Extent	1 letter
Format	Document
Description	Murchison correspondence: letter from William Venables VERNON, later VERNON-HARCOURT, 1826. Re: congratulates Murchison on his recent palaeontological discoveries which confirm similar fossils in contemporaneous deposits; eager to see Murchison's fossils from Brora; discoveries in Yorkshire through the Kelloway Rock; praises William Smith as being the expert on the geology of Yorkshire, referencing Smith's County Map and a hoped for accompanying monograph; states that William Smith has done more for the science of geology than any other individual despite his advanced age in poverty and dependence; suggests forming a subscription fund for Smith so he will not die in a poor house and requests Murchison forward the proposal to William Buckland and other friends at the Geological Society.
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Language	English
ArchNote	Description by John Thackray; revised by Caroline Lam
CreatorName	HARCOURT \| William Venables Vernon \| 1789-1871 \| founder of the British Association for the Advancement of Science
Previous reference	LDGSL 838/M/V5

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates
DS/UK/386	HARCOURT; William Venables Vernon (1789-1871); founder of the British Association for the Advancement of Science	1789-1871
DS/UK/11	BUCKLAND; William (1784-1856); geologist and dean of Westminster	1784-1856
DS/UK/22	SMITH; William (1769-1839); civil engineer and geologist	1769-1839

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