Reid, William , Sir, 1791 – 1858 (Scottish military engineer, administrator and meteorologist)
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Letter from Reid, Sir William, to Charles Lyell, 11 September 1858
File — Box Box 3.3: Series Coll-203/B1
Identifier: Coll-203/B1/82
Scope and Contents
Letter written from 117 Gloucester Terrace, Hyde Park, London.
Dates:
11 September 1858
Letters from Reid, Sir William to Charles Lyell, 9 August 1854
File — Box Box 1.11: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/225
Scope and Contents
Lyell summarises the letter on the envelope as "Salt water from deep-sea in Mediterranean" [specifically of Malta, where Reid was writing from, as he was the Governor of Malta between 1851 and 1858]
Dates:
9 August 1854