Box Box 3.1

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Thanks to Lyell for sharing more details as to the extent and service Hooker made to India Office. Condolences on the death of Mary E. Lyell.

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Letter recognising the receipt of cheque for drawings for Lyell - on wood, of Santorini, and on paper of Salto delta Ginneuta, Cass Grande, Section of Casa Grande, of Etna "I'm glad you liked the Santorini and that the other drawings were not quite failures".

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Reports on Pectoral fin Fossils found in Carcary Montrose and featured in the Montrose Standard. Description of Museum at Montrose and Cephalaspis Lyelli [sic Lyellii] found in a quarry on the Hill opposite Brechin. Includes Lyell's membership card for the Montrose Natural History and Antiquarian Society.

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Two letters in French, addressed from Nutford House and 10 Devonshire Street.

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Condolences on the death of Mary E. Lyell. An account copied from Lady Bell's notebook titled ''Sir Charles and Lady Lyell'. Gives her account of meeting Lyell saying 'Mrs Somerville she introduced to us Charles Lyell as a 'very promising youth from Oxford'. We met often afterwards at Leonard Horner's- Geology was then their common pursuit".

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Extract from rough notes relating to the St. John River, New Brunswick

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Congratulations

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Discussion of coal seams and various papers on the subject

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Discussion of Egyptian antiquities - continuation of discussion previously between the author and Leonard Horner. Thanking Lyell for his presentation of a copy of 'Antiquity of Man'.

Scope and Contents Various discussions including: on the Bodden Bess; Daleway and Ridgeway on Terrage; Western Islands; directions to where different layers can be seen in the localities - around Blairgowrie; gravel of the Dighty, erratic blocks on the Sidlaws, distinctions between various parts of Scotland - Carnoustie beds 8 miles from Dundee; of shells in clay 40ft above sea level at Peterhead, raised beach at Barrowstone; on one of Darwin's papers; Lintrathen property and the geology of Forfarshire; Old...