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Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Edward Best, 10 June 1861

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Identifier: Coll-74/11/3/6
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Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Edward Best regarding his recent publication and a fracas concerning the use of sensitive personal letters which were lent to him in confidence.

Dates: 10 June 1861

Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Edward Best, 01 September 1884

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Identifier: Coll-74/11/8/47
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Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Edward Best telling him of his eventful journey from London to Bournemouth, in which his ship was stuck on a sandbank off Deptford for 2 hours. He remarks that raw sewage is present in the water at this location. He tells Geikie about the house he is staying in, the gardens and the surrounding countryside.

Dates: 01 September 1884

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  • Names: Geikie, Archibald, Sir, 28 December 1835 – 10 November 1924 (Professor of Geology, University of Edinburgh) X
  • Names: Best, Edward, fl1861-1884 X

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