Piece 34 - Letter from Thomas Barnby Whitson, Whitson and Methuen, Edinburgh, to Patrick Geddes, London

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GB 249 T-GED/12/3/8/34

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Letter from Thomas Barnby Whitson, Whitson and Methuen, Edinburgh, to Patrick Geddes, London

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  • 15 November 1910 (Creation)

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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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Acknowledges receipt of Patrick Geddes’ letter. Discusses the possible liquidation of the Town and Gown Association in the event the debt to Henry Beveridge cannot be repaid, his skepticism regarding the benefits of a meeting between the Town and Gown Association and the University and City Association and the difficulty of selling the Lawnmarket property. Mentions John Ross of Ross and Connell.

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