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Letters from Humphreys, Andrew Atkinson to Charles Lyell, 24 June 1865 - 28 May 1866

 File — Box: Box 1.7
Identifier: Coll-203/1/140

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Correspondence consists of:

  1. Lyell summarises first letter as: Gen. Humphreys to queries on the Missi[ssippi] Delta - 24th June [18]'65. Letter also contains a small diagram and discusses the geology of New Orleans and the presence of types of clay.
  2. Letter containing a memorandum of sediment papers collected at Carrolton by the Delta Survey in 1851 and reporting in of the results of Lyell's survey of the Mississippi River.
  3. Letter from Humphreys to Lyell to send him Portales' report on the Mississippi Delta.
  4. 2 coloured maps of the Mississippi River with annotations in red
  5. Black and white map of the Mississippi River in 1854

Dates

  • Creation: 24 June 1865 - 28 May 1866

Creator

Language of Materials

English

Full Extent

1 folder (3 letters, 1 envelope, 2 reports and 3 maps)