Item 115 - Letter from Edward Binney at Manchester to James Young at New York

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GB 249 T-YOU/2/115

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Letter from Edward Binney at Manchester to James Young at New York

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  • 21 March 1860 (Creation)

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Binney, Edward William, 1812-1881, geologist and philanthropist

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University of Strathclyde Archives and Special Collections, United Kingdom

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Enclosing a letter from John Graham (not extant). Refers to Mr Downer and 'all the Kerosene folks' as a 'pack of unmitigated scoundrels'. Argues that Young’s time would be better spent at home.
A court commission has been sent to examine Baron [Reichtenbach] in Vienna.

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  • English

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