Box Box 3.1

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Sales of various Lyell texts - sales numbers not very encouraging. Stock in ready for sale of Lyell's texts, account of stock in hand in relation to Lyell publications.

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List of Ischia shells collected at Isola d'Ischia.

Scope and Contents Information on fossils discovered whilst digging the New Brunswick Canal in Georgia; detailed letter on the fossils discovered in the New Brunswick Canal, Georgia; discussion on the 'Bullina canaliculata' and other fossils; on the boundary line of Georgia and Florida, and the problems this has caused; observations on the fossils from the collection of the Academy of Sciences of Philadelphia'. Also contains ‘Observations on the Fossils from the Collection of the Academy of Sciences of...

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Discussion of an volcanic eruption on the Island of Makian in reference to molluccas [sic Machian, also Mount Kie Besi, Indonesia].

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Letter relates to assisting Charles Darwin, a species of Gorgonia found in East India, and Dana's Geological Report in the North American Review.

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6 letters, and one partial letter, 4 envelopes, and typescript copy of two letters from Darwin to Lyell extracted from Notebook 69, additional listing and photocopies of Darwin letters, probably held elsewhere. Article ''On the Distribution of the Erratic Boulders and on the Contemporaneous Unstratified Deposits of South America'.

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Discussion and proposals for various plates in Lyell's texts. Enclosed are 3 pencil drawings. Creator is dubious - 'Dawlish' reads more like 'Hamilton' currently unable to confirm correct name.

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Written at The Parsonage, Kirriemuir. Discussion on the purchasing of the schoolhouse, site and playground by the Church - presumably with financial help from the Lyell family.

Scope and Contents From the Series: This series of correspondence is arranged alphabetically, A-Z. Each correspondent has been assigned a file number – there may be several folders within that file, evidencing the longevity and depth of the relationship between Lyell and the correspondent. Lyell himself, Mary or Arabella Buckley have mostly recorded a summary of the contents of the correspondence, either on the letter itself, or, on the associated envelope. These summaries have been used as the basis of the catalogue...

Scope and Contents From the Series: This series of correspondence is arranged alphabetically, A-Z. Each correspondent has been assigned a file number – there may be several folders within that file, evidencing the longevity and depth of the relationship between Lyell and the correspondent. Lyell himself, Mary or Arabella Buckley have mostly recorded a summary of the contents of the correspondence, either on the letter itself, or, on the associated envelope. These summaries have been used as the basis of the catalogue...