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Reid, William , Sir, 1791 – 1858 (Scottish military engineer, administrator and meteorologist)

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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
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Charles Lyell / Correspondence to Charles Lyell, A-Z 1927 tranche

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  • Subject: Mediterranean Sea X