Autograph letters signed from James P. Joule, Edinburgh and Manchester, to various recipients [manuscript], 1859-1861.

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Autograph letters signed from James P. Joule, Edinburgh and Manchester, to various recipients [manuscript], 1859-1861.

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Recipients: Mrs. Crum and Thomson, likely William Thomson. (1) thanks Mrs. Crum for her and Mr. Crum's hospitality at Aberdeen, and he indicates the role Mr. Crum has in establishing the reputation of a Meeting. Also mentions meeting up with Sir W. Hamilton on the train. (2), to Thomson, concerns the unexpected death of Mr. Crum of Burly, whom Joule had recently seen.

2 items ; 18 x 12 cm to 19 x 12 cm.

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