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

Letter from Joseph Black to his brother, George Black, 1 September 1792

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Identifier: Coll-16/V/43-44

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Letter from Joseph Black, Edinburgh to his brother, George Black, dated 1 September 1792. The letter is about the sale of Ballintagart.

Dates: 1 September 1792

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Joseph Black and family / Correspondence of Joseph Black V: Family Letters

Letter from Joseph Black to his brother, George Black, 13 March 1793

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Identifier: Coll-16/V/58-59

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Letter from Joseph Black, Edinburgh to his brother, George Black, dated 13 March 1793. The letter is about trade with America.

Dates: 13 March 1793

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Joseph Black and family / Correspondence of Joseph Black V: Family Letters

Letter from Joseph Black to his brother, George Black, 21 August 1793

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Identifier: Coll-16/V/62-63

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Letter from Joseph Black, Edinburgh to his brother, George Black, dated 21 August 1793. The letter is about introducing Mr Geddes of the Leith Glassworks.

Dates: 21 August 1793

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Joseph Black and family / Correspondence of Joseph Black V: Family Letters

Letter from Joseph Black to his brother George Black, 7 October 1793

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Identifier: Coll-16/V/64-65

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Letter from Joseph Black, Edinburgh to his brother George Black, dated 7 October 1793. The letter is about Montesquieu's letters to his father.

Dates: 7 October 1793

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Joseph Black and family / Correspondence of Joseph Black V: Family Letters

Letter from Joseph Black to his brother, George Black, 29 March 1795

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Identifier: Coll-16/V/70-71

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Letter from Joseph Black, Edinburgh to his brother, George Black, dated 29 March 1795. The letter is about supplying water to towns by pipes (refers to Belfast) and it mentions the recent death of Adam Ferguson's wife, Katherine Burnett.

Dates: 29 March 1795

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Joseph Black and family / Correspondence of Joseph Black V: Family Letters

Letter from Joseph Black to his brother, George Black, 20 April 1795

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Identifier: Coll-16/V/72-73

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Letter from Joseph Black, Edinburgh to his brother George Black, dated 20 April 1795. The letter is about Mr Gordon, superintendent of water.

Dates: 20 April 1795

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Joseph Black and family / Correspondence of Joseph Black V: Family Letters

Letter from Joseph Black to his brother, George Black, 17 May 1795

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Identifier: Coll-16/V/74-75

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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: 17 May 1795