Miscellaneous letters, loose
Reference code
GOW/04/03/02
Title
Miscellaneous letters, loose
Date
1898, 1903, 1918
Level of description
File
Extent and format
1 folder
Scope and content
1. 1898, 24 April. Letter from John B Cornish, Secretary, Royal Geological Society of Cornwall, to Gowland: replying to Gowland's letter of 12 [April]; no specimen in the museum is definitely identifiable as gossan; sends four specimens, all tin [listed in detail]; cannot send any specimens of copper, as copper mining was unknown in Cornwall before the 16th century. 1 sheet.
2. 1903, 15 December. Letter from Henry Raven, Colchester, to Gowland: asks Gowland to settle a recent discussion about the colour of pure gold, and whether it varies from one gold field to another. With draft reply from Gowland: pure gold should always be the same colour, with variations coming from the amount of silver in the ore. 1 sheet.
3. 1918, 1 February. Letter from F[rancis] Haverfield to Gowland: has heard that Gowland is to read a paper to the Antiquaries on Roman silver in Britain or silver in Roman Britain, and now sends him two 'items' [apparently pieces of information about]: a small bar or ingot of silver, found about 20 years ago fin 'Roman remains' and now in museum at Whitby; a silver image shown to Haverfield lately, found during work on the Scarborough to Whitby railway, and said to be a satyr or faun (but definitely not Roman, probably 19th century Florentine). On back, draft reply from Gowland. 1 sheet
- A small photograph showing the front and back views of a figure may be the latter.
2. 1903, 15 December. Letter from Henry Raven, Colchester, to Gowland: asks Gowland to settle a recent discussion about the colour of pure gold, and whether it varies from one gold field to another. With draft reply from Gowland: pure gold should always be the same colour, with variations coming from the amount of silver in the ore. 1 sheet.
3. 1918, 1 February. Letter from F[rancis] Haverfield to Gowland: has heard that Gowland is to read a paper to the Antiquaries on Roman silver in Britain or silver in Roman Britain, and now sends him two 'items' [apparently pieces of information about]: a small bar or ingot of silver, found about 20 years ago fin 'Roman remains' and now in museum at Whitby; a silver image shown to Haverfield lately, found during work on the Scarborough to Whitby railway, and said to be a satyr or faun (but definitely not Roman, probably 19th century Florentine). On back, draft reply from Gowland. 1 sheet
- A small photograph showing the front and back views of a figure may be the latter.