Letters from Ruffin, Edmund to Charles Lyell, 25 December 1845 - 12 September 1849
File — Box: Box 1.12
Identifier: Coll-203/1/233
Scope and Contents
Summarised as 1) Mr Ruffin 25. Dec 1845 on V[irgini]a Tertiaries; 2) Mr Ruffin, V[irgini]a with Miocene shells & Weston letter enclosed Sept. 1849I. Interesting use of news article as envelope, sketch included. Pro-slavery work. Virginia planter.
Dates
- Creation: 25 December 1845 - 12 September 1849
Creator
- Ruffin, Edmund, 1794-1865 (American planter, agronomist, author, soldier and slaveholder) (Author, Person)
Language of Materials
English
Full Extent
1 folder
Subject
- Lyell, Sir Charles, 1797-1875 (1st Baronet | Scottish geologist) (Recipient, 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