Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Alexander MacMillan, 24 November 1860
Scope and Contents
Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Alexander MacMillan enclosing a letter from James Scott Bowerbank, confirming that he will lend [some manuscripts] and aspiring that they will be available by Saturday for a visit from Thomas Henry Huxley. There are also instructions from Jessie Aitken Wilson concerning the revision of portions [of 'Memoirs of Edward Forbes'] written by her brother George Wilson.
Dates
- Creation: 24 November 1860
Creator
Language of Materials
English
Physical Description
1 letter
Extent
From the Fonds: 2 metres
Physical Description
1 letter
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Sarah Higgins 19 December 2000
Creator
Subject
- Bowerbank, James Scott, 1797-1877 (geologist and distiller) (Person)
- Forbes, Edward, 1815-1854 (Manx naturalist | Professor of Natural History, University of Edinburgh 1854) (Person)
- Geikie, Archibald, Sir, 28 December 1835 – 10 November 1924 (Professor of Geology, University of Edinburgh) (Person)
- Huxley, Thomas Henry, 1825-1895 (man of science) (Person)
- MacMillan, Alexander, 1815-1896 (publisher) (Person)
- Wilson, George, 1818-1859 (regius professor of technology, University of Edinburgh) (Person)
- Wilson, Jessie Aitken, fl.1860 (fiction writer, sister of George Wilson, wife of James Sime) (Person)
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