Blackadder, William, 1782-1860 (Surveyor, Architect from Glamis, Forfarshire)
Person
Dates
- Existence: c1782- 20 October 1860
Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:
Letter to Sir Charles Lyell from W. Blackadder, November 1827
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Identifier: Coll-203/3/20
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Letter to Sir Charles Lyell from W. Blackadder regarding diluvium and post diluvium gravels in the Forfar area. He mentions that Mr Stephen has found a fine axe head near Balgavies Loch and remarks that he is glad that Lyell has got Mr Martin enlisted. November 1827.
Dates:
November 1827
Letter to Sir Charles Lyell from W. Blackadder, 15 October 1827
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Identifier: Coll-203/3/21
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Letter to Sir Charles Lyell from William Blackadder on geological matters. He mentions some post diluvium conglomerate found at Glamis gate, discusses the route of the river Nith from its source in the coalfields of Ayrshire to the Solway Firth and remarks that he considers the sweep of diluvium hillocks near Melgund Castle to be the most extraordinary in the country, 15 October 1827.
Dates:
15 October 1827
Letter to Sir Charles Lyell from William Blackadder regarding the geology of Forfarshire, 16 March 1825
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Identifier: Coll-203/3/18
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Letter to Sir Charles Lyell from William Blackadder discussing various geological matters including the heights of diluvium in the Forfarshire area, the lochs in the Forfarshire area and his suspicions that land near Cortachie had once been a lake, marl deposition in the Forfarshire and Borders areas of Scotland and flints found in Aberdeenshire, 16 March 1825.
Dates:
16 March 1825
Notebook No.30, August 1829- August 1829
Item — Box: Lyell-temp-box 2
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/30
Scope and Contents
This brown leather notebook contains diverse notes on British geology, and lists of queries for correspondents Blackadder, Humboldt, and Dr. Fleming. The front 3 pages are missing. Lyell's writing is a combination of steady, small copy hand, and hasty pencil observations. On p. 59, Lyell writes, "Hutton did not go as far as Moro". The following table of contents is Lyell's own words, copied from Lyell's own "Index", found at the beginning and end...
Dates:
August 1829- August 1829
Notebook No.63, August 1836- April 1837
Item — Box: Lyell-temp-box 3
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/63
Lyell's Own Index
This black leather notebook contains Lyell's notes on current scholarship from other well-known natural history colleagues, including Darwin, Deshayes, Blackadder, Owen, and more. Notes are made in pencil and ink with some sketches. The index is pasted to the back cover, and the front cover is blank.
Dates:
August 1836- April 1837
Notebook No.72, 9 August 1838- September 1838
Item — Box: Lyell-temp-box 3
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/72
Scope and Contents
This red leather notebook include Charles Lyell's geological observations, sketches, some essays with queries, diary entry from August 29th 1838 from Kinnordy about the length and publication of Principles of Geology and Elements of Geology. The index is p. 139,140, and inside back cover. The following table of contents is Lyell's own words, copied from Lyell's own "Index", found at the beginning and end of the notebook, transcribed from digital...
Dates:
9 August 1838- September 1838
Notebook No.78, 12 August 1839-17 October 1839
Item — Box: Lyell-temp-box 3
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/78
Scope and Contents
This dark maroon colored leather notebook contains Charles Lyell's specimen lists, to do lists, notes from colleagues publications, sketches, many blank pages. Miscellaneous notes; pp.21-22 - References to Darwin's 'Glen Roy' paper. Front and back cover are blank, index is p. 115-6. The following table of contents is Lyell's own words, copied from Lyell's own "Index", found at the beginning and end of the notebook, transcribed from digital...
Dates:
12 August 1839-17 October 1839
Notebook No.105, 27 September 1842-10 December 1842
Item — Box: Lyell-temp-box 4
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/105
Scope and Contents
This green leather notebook contains diverse notes on geology of Perthshire, London, and Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, and proceedings likely of the Geological Society of London. Starts with the inclusion of a poem by Thomas Moore.The index is written on the final three pages of the notebook, the front and back covers are blank. Lyell's Own Index p. 7, Moore, extract from, - - Kinnordy + London
p. 7, Blackadder on Serpent[ine] in...
Dates:
27 September 1842-10 December 1842
Notebook No.240, 11 August 1859-13 September 1859
Item — Box: Lyell-temp-box 8
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/240
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This green leather bound notebook documents Lyell's travel in Le Puy - Paris - London - Scotland. Page p.69 includes an original black and white photograph of a fossil man, discovered in le Puy, and which Lyell was involved in its verification. The photograph is thought to be the earliest photograph taken of this specimen. Lyell's Own Index Le Puy- Aug[ust] 11 1859 Index
Aug[ust] 11
p. 7 Le Puy. Lava of so called Rome older than...
Dates:
11 August 1859-13 September 1859
The Dithology of Clova, 22 November 1817
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Identifier: Coll-203/3/1
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Memorandum by William Blackadder entitled: the Dithology of Clova regarding the geological composition of the Clova mountains. 22 November 1817.
Dates:
22 November 1817