Autograph letter signed with initials : Brantwood, Coniston, to Francis H. Butler, 1885 Apr. 20.

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Autograph letter signed with initials : Brantwood, Coniston, to Francis H. Butler, 1885 Apr. 20.

Thanking him for cleaning his collection; requesting that he not be sent any calcites as he is tired of them; reminding him that it is of "the greatest importance in science to keep ourselves quit of all conjectures and to found all our knowledge on direct observation of nature's work;" thanking him for his compliments on his Florentine book.

1 item (3 p.) ; 17.7 cm.

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