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Letter to Robert Cole

 Collection — Folder: 1
Call Number: MS P682

Overview

William Flexman (flourished 1817-1850), a surgeon, writes to Robert Cole of Plymouth Dock from South Molton (Devonshire, England) about a gold specimen he found in the rubble of an abandoned copper mine. He hopes to be able to supply Cole with more rock and mineral specimens and asks Cole to send him any duplicate specimens he might have.

Dates

  • Creation: January 17, 1819

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

No access restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.

Extent

1 folder (1 leaf)

Language of Materials

English

Physical Location

MS P682

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchase, Maggs Bros Rare Books, June 27, 1966.

Processing Information

Former SC temporary call number: MS (Box) 38: 61, part of temporary collection "Collection of 19th c. letters: Miscellaneous group of mainly English letters: mostly 19th c, some 20th c, a few 18th c."

Title
Guide to the William Flexman Collection
Subtitle
Letter to Robert Cole
Author
Finding aid prepared by mab, 2008. Finding aid encoded by mab, 2008.
Date
2008
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Finding aid written in English.
Finding aid permalink
http://hdl.handle.net/10407/9249146814
Preferred citation
Letter to Robert Cole, MS P682, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas

Repository Details

Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository

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