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Black, Joseph, 1728-1799 (professor of chemistry, University of Edinburgh)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1728 - 1799

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Correspondence of Joseph Black V: Family Letters, 1746-1799

 Series
Identifier: Coll-16/V
Scope and Contents

Joseph Black exchanged a lot of correspondence with his family, particularly his brother George, and also with his brother Thomas, his father John, and his nephew George.


64 letters, chronologically arranged (1746-1799).

Dates: 1746-1799

Letter from Joseph Black to his father, 01 June 1754

 Item
Identifier: Coll-16/I/1-2
Scope and Contents

Letter from Joseph Black to his father, John Black, expressing a wish to stay longer in Edinburgh.

Dates: 01 June 1754

Letter from Joseph Black to his father, 04 April 1757

 Item
Identifier: Coll-16/I/3
Scope and Contents

Letter from Joseph Black to his father, John Black, introducing Mr Somerville, grandson to John Gowdie, Principal of the University of Edinburgh.

Dates: 04 April 1757

Letter from Joseph Black to his father, 16 May 1758

 Item
Identifier: Coll-16/I/4-5
Scope and Contents

Letter from Joseph Black to his father, John Black, relating family news and that he is thinking of buying a horse.

Dates: 16 May 1758

Modern (19th and 20th century) correspondence about Joseph Black, 1858-1949

 Series
Identifier: Coll-16/VIII
Scope and Contents

Notes and correspondence between various people on the subject of Joseph Black, his career and his family. These include letters relating to the acquisition of Black's letters by the University of Edinburgh.

Dates: 1858-1949

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  • Subject: Family X

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Family 4
Social Interaction 3
Careers 1
Edinburgh -- Scotland 1
Family papers 1
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