Copies of letters of William Davidson, the phrenologist and father of Thomas (1817-1885), the palaeontologist, to his grandson, William, 'Written at Heidelberg, and other places on the Rhine'.

Series

Identifier: MSS.10498-10499

Scope and Contents

In the first volume the letters discuss mainly religious and philosophical topics while the second volume is more autobiographical.

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2 Volumes ; Octavo.

Undetermined

Presented, 1968, by the Director of the British Museum (Natural History).

Title: National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
Author: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
Description rules: International Standard for Archival Description - General
Language of description: English
Script of description: Latin

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