PLAYFAIR, James, autographs, letters, documents, manuscripts
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PLAYFAIR, James (1738-1819). Church of Scotland minister and writer on geography.
Autograph Letter Signed to George Chalmers in the Office for trade, Whitehall, 1 page 4to with address-leaf, Meigle, 28 March 1799. Offering to help Chalmers in 'your present important undertaking', reporting on the presbytery records of the name 'Tealing', and discoursing on the local climate and geology.
Provenance: from a collection formed by A.M. Broadley in 1903.

£125 [No: 24721]

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