Letters from Foster, John Wells to Charles Lyell, 2 February 1846 - 30 January 1853
File — Box: Box 1.4
Identifier: Coll-203/1/81
Scope and Contents
Written whilst in Zanesville, Ohio, and Brimfield, Massachusetts. Subjects include Casteroides, limestone, sandstone, Silurian, schist, a comparison of fossil elephants from Ohio and Oregon, and, the U.S. government. The summaries created by Lyell and his team are given below:
- Foster of Zanesville on Casteroides & Mountain Limestone of Ohio Feb[ruar]y 2nd 1846 [supplement is written in light pencil] 36 [documentation number]
- Mr. Foster of Zanesville April 1846 (1) Casteroi etc.
- J.W. Foster Casteroid etc Lake Superior, 9 April 1851
- J.W. Foster 1853, 30 January 1853
Dates
- Creation: 2 February 1846 - 30 January 1853
Creator
Language of Materials
English
Full Extent
4 letters
Processing Information
Listed by Andrea Edwards, University of Wyoming, and catalogued by Pamela McIntyre, Strategic Projects Archivist, August 2024.
Subject
- Lyell, Sir Charles, 1797-1875 (1st Baronet | Scottish geologist) (Recipient, Person)
- Jackson, Charles Thomas, 1805-1880 (American physician and scientist) (Person)
- Owen, David Dale, 1807-1860 (American geologist) (Person)
- Wyman, Jeffries, 1814-1874 (American naturalist and anatomist) (Person)
- Hall, James, 1811-1898 (American geologist and paleontologist) (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
Contact:
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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