Letter to [Sir Archibald Geikie] from Robert Patterson, 28 November 1860
Item
Identifier: Coll-74/11/3/48
Scope and Contents
Letter to [Sir Archibald Geikie] from Robert Patterson giving him information concerning the deaths of William Thompson, Captain Graves and Robert Ball. He suggests other people to contact for information on the life of Edward Forbes. A newspaper clipping with a memoir of Captain Graves is enclosed.
Dates
- Creation: 28 November 1860
Creator
Language of Materials
English
Physical Description
1 letter
Extent
From the Fonds: 2 metres
Physical Description
1 letter
Processing Information
None
Processing Information
Sarah Higgins 19 December 2000
Creator
Subject
- Ball, Robert, 1802-1857 (naturalist, president of the Geological Society of Ireland) (Person)
- Geikie, Archibald, Sir, 28 December 1835 – 10 November 1924 (Professor of Geology, University of Edinburgh) (Person)
- Graves, fl1841-1852 (captain, HM Surveying ship Beacon) (Person)
- Paterson, Robert, 1802-1872 (president, Natural History Society of Belfast) (Person)
- Thompson, William, 1805-1852 (naturalist) (Person)
Repository Details
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University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk