Description: 1) Archibald Geikie (1835-1924), autograph letter signed, Edinburgh February 21, 1860, to Leonard Horner (1785-1864); 4 pages (18 x 11,5 cm); black ink on black bordered paper.Excerpts: “Many thanks for your prompt & kindly assistance. I never received a letter of which I felt so proud as that which came from you this morning. I… feel that if matters were allowed to remain as they are for a year or two, it would be the best arrangement for me personally, such an interval would give me additional experience and allow me to become better known out of the geological circle. Nevertheless, if the chair is about to be instituted, I feel that I ought on no account hesitate: and the truly friends… as the promised support of Sir Charles [Lyell] & Sir Roderick [ Murchison] give me some ..to hope for the ultimate success. ……It would have been a pleased memory that I had seen one of the Founders of the Society again..I have seen Prof. Pillans and lend from him a must graphic account of the reason of his journey to London…”2) Adam Sedgwick (1785-1873), autograph letter signed, Cambridge 1855, to Leonard Horner; 3, [1 blank] pp.; (18,5 x 11,5 cm); black ink on bluish paper. Difficult to decipher. Condition: Good overall despite some imperfections. Please see images.
Price: 650 USD
Location: Europe
End Time: 2024-12-31T21:50:57.000Z
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Topic: Geology
Language: English
