Item consists of a facsimile of the original December 18, 1872 court document regarding the mystery of the Mary Celeste, undertaken at the Vice Admiralty Court of Gibraltar, before Sir James Cochrane Knight, Judge and Commissary, and collected in the 1970s by Irving Deale.
Item consists of a black-and-white stereoscope photograph, likely taken in 1863, of a group of unidentified Indigenous people sitting in front of John W. Matheson's grave at the mission house in Maré, Loyalty Islands [New Caledonia]. Matheson, of Pictou County, traveled with John Paton to the South Pacific in 1858, and passed away in 1862.
Item consists of a black-and-white stereoscope photograph, likely taken in 1863, of the Rev. J. McFarlane's mission house on Lifu, New Caledonia. Photograph shows several unidentified people sitting in front of the house.
Item consists of a facsimile of a letter submitted by A.P. Reid to the April 1858 issue of The Medical Chronicle (Montreal monthly journal of medicine & surgery) (Vol. 5, No. 11), dated March, 1858, discussing the differences between medical schools in London, Dublin, and Edinburgh.
Item consists of a facsimile of a letter submitted by A.P. Reid to the March 1858 issue of The Medical Chronicle (Montreal monthly journal of medicine & surgery) (Vol. 5, No. 10), dated February 1st, 1858, discussing treatment of an otherwise healthy young man who is "[an] almost unique [case of being] deficient of a sternum".
Item consists of a facsimile of a letter submitted by A.P. Reid to the February 1858 issue of The Medical Chronicle (Montreal monthly journal of medicine & surgery) (Vol. 5, No. 9), dated January 4, 1858, discussing qualifications for McGill medical students interested in pursuing the Licentiate of the Royal College of Surgeons (Edinburgh) (L.R.C.S.E.).
Item is a print of a drawing of the brig Europa. Writing on back reads: Brig "Europa" of Maitland, N.S. entering (port of) Leghorn 1858. Alexander MacDougall, master. The above Alex MacDougall was father of Captain Everett MacDougall.
Item consists of a facsimile of a letter submitted by A.P. Reid to the January 1858 issue of The Medical Chronicle (Montreal monthly journal of medicine & surgery) (Vol. 5, No. 8), dated November 25th, 1857, discussing clinical teaching methods in medical education.
Item consists of a facsimile of a letter submitted by A.P. Reid to the August 1857 issue of The Medical Chronicle (Montreal monthly journal of medicine & surgery) (Vol. 5, No. 3), dated July 2nd, 1857, discussing orthopaedic surgery studies.
Item consists of a facsimile of a letter submitted by A.P. Reid to the July 1857 issue of The Medical Chronicle (Montreal monthly journal of medicine & surgery) (Vol. 5, No. 2), dated May 29th, 1857, discussing life as a medical student in London.
Item contains a letter written by Franz Liszt to an unidentified person, addressing the publication of some of his songs by Schott, and his cousin, Mlle. Liszt.
Item contains a typed transcription of a letter written by Franz Liszt to an unidentified person, addressing the publication of some of his songs by Schott, and his cousin, Mlle. Liszt.
Item is a typed transcription of a letter from Felix Mendelssohn to the Johann Hermann Kufferath, the music director in Utrecht. The letter is translated to English from German.
Item is a bound book of lecture notes written as a series of consecutively numbered questions and answers on moral philosophy. The book was written during the 1838-1839 session of Professor Hercules Scott's lectures and contains 125 closely written pages.
Item is a copy of the first separate edition of Marche funèbre from Chopin's Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor. The separated third movement was played as Chopin's body was conveyed to the mausoleum on October 30, 1849, and was subsequently released as a separate publication, using the original plates (891) by Troupenas. The file includes a folder and brief description of the work from Scribner.
Item is a first-edition publication of Chopin's first Impromptu, published by Maurice Schlesinger in Paris, a subsidiary company to A.M. Schlesinger of Berlin. The composition was dedicated to Caroline de Lobau.
Item is the beginning of W.J. Proudfoot's journal of the first part of his journey to America, with entries from June 1-6, 1836, in which he describes his days in Liverpool waiting for the Corinthian to sail.
Item is a letter concerning Thomas McCulloch's donation of a North American insect specimen (from Nova Scotia) to the University of Edinburgh, via Professor Jameson, for the university's museum. The letter discusses Nova Scotia's Scottish connections, Presbyterian religion, the Pictou Academy, and the advocates for the conference of honorary degrees on the Honourable Sampson Salter Blowers, the Chief Justice of Nova Scotia; the Honourable James Stewart; and the Honourable Brenton Halyburton.
Item is a book kept by James Dinwiddie containing notes about Humphrey Davy's lectures (8 February 1911 - 3 April 1811) at the Royal Institution on topics in chemistry, including voltaic electricity, uses of potassium and sodium, and oxygen.
Item is a journal kept by Dinwiddie from September 23, 1811 to January 17, 1812, during which time he lived in London. The first page is inscribed "land log book as formerly," and the entries are dominated by details about the weather.
Item is a book kept by James Dinwiddie containing notes about lectures held at the (25 April 1811- 13 August 1811) about experiments in electricity, chemical apparatus, and electrochemistry.
Item is a book kept by James Dinwiddie containing notes about Humphrey Davy's lectures (19 December 1810 - 23 February 1811) at the Royal Institution on topics in chemistry and philosophy.
Item is a microform copy of Thomas McCulloch's book, "Popery again condemned by scripture and the fathers : being a reply to a part of the popish doctrines and assertions contained on the refutation, and in the review of Dr. Cochran's letters, by the Rev. Edmund Burke, V.G. Que."
Item is a book kept by James Dinwiddie containing notes about Singer's lectures (January 12 - June 18, 1810) on topics in chemistry, including experiments, chemical properties of air and electricity.
Item is a book kept by James Dinwiddie containing his notes on lectures at the Royal Institution (December 20, 1809-April 19, 1810), which include lectures given by Dalton.
Item is a book kept by James Dinwiddie containing notes about Humphrey Davy's lectures (18 December 1809 - 26 January 1811) at the Royal Institution on topics in chemistry, including electro-chemistry, phosphates, sulphur, and salts.
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