Parkes, Samuel, 1761-1825 (British chemist)
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Autograph Letter Signed from Andrew Duncan Senior to Samuel Parkes, 29 August 1825
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Identifier: Coll-1848/25-0059/15
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Autograph Letter Signed from Andrew Duncan Senior to Samuel Parkes, Edinburgh, 29 August 2025. Duncan writes that he has "searched, but in vain, for a printed copy of the discourse which I delivered to the Horticultural Society when their gold medal was awarded to you". [Parkes's essay on the advantages of employing common salt in gardening obtained the annual Gold Medal of the Horticultural Society of Scotland in 1819.] He would however "fain hope, that Mr Neil, upon further search, may yet...
Dates:
29 August 1825