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Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Alexander MacMillan, 30 July 1860

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Identifier: Coll-74/11/3/31
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Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Alexander MacMillan asking him to send a copy of his ['Memoirs of Edward Forbes'], to date, to the printer Thomas Constable to enable them to make an estimate. He reports that he is leaving for Arran that Wednesday and will make a trip to Edinburgh if required.

Dates: 30 July 1860

Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Joseph Beete Jukes, 23 October 1860

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Identifier: Coll-74/11/3/18
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Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Joseph Beete Jukes explaining that pressure of work completing explanantions to Irish geological maps means he cannot help further with information on Edward Forbes. He suggests a meeting in Edinburgh on 01 November 1860 as he will be there giving evidence at a trial concerning Burghead coal.

Dates: 23 October 1860

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  • Names: Forbes, Edward, 1815-1854 (Manx naturalist | Professor of Natural History, University of Edinburgh 1854) X
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