Piece 45 - Letter from Thomas Barnby Whitson, Whitson and Methuen, chartered accountants, Edinburgh, to Patrick Geddes, University College, Dundee

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GB 249 T-GED/12/3/8/45

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Letter from Thomas Barnby Whitson, Whitson and Methuen, chartered accountants, Edinburgh, to Patrick Geddes, University College, Dundee

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  • 28 June 1911 (Creation)

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2 ff.

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Whitson, Thomas Barnby, 1869-1948, chartered accountant
(1869-1948)

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  • Chartered accountant.
  • Chairman of Town and Gown Association.
  • Lord Provost of Edinburgh, 1929-1932.

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University of Strathclyde Archives and Special Collections, United Kingdom

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Advises Patrick Geddes to find someone to take over Henry Beveridge’s liability in order to secure the loan from the bank. Mentions Professor Alexander Crum Brown, John Ross, and Henry Beveridge.

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  • English

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