Letter from Valentine Girard to Joseph Black, 7 September 1787
Item
Identifier: Coll-16/III/40-41
Scope and Contents
Letter from Valentine Girard, Paris to Joseph Black, dated 7 September 1787. The letter is about lodgings in Paris for a student (possibly Black's nephew), and l'ablee Guijot, who is looking for manuscripts of David Hume's History with a view to translation. Contains note [on the manuscript] by Black.
Dates
- Creation: 7 September 1787
Creator
- From the Series: Black, Joseph, 1728-1799 (professor of chemistry, University of Edinburgh) (Author, Person)
Language of Materials
English
Full Extent
1 letter
Subject
- Black, Joseph, 1728-1799 (professor of chemistry, University of Edinburgh) (Recipient, Person)
- Hutton, James, 1726-1797 (Scottish geologist) (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
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Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk