Letter from Lawson Whalley

This material is held atUniversity of Manchester Library

Reference
- GB 133 Dalton MS 354
Dates of Creation
- 11 Dec 1833
Physical Description
- 2 sheets fire damaged.

Scope and Content

Discusses experiments has been undertaking on amalgams which could be used in making bells. Sends samples from bells made of pure sheet copper, and one made from sheet copper mixed with brown earth and charcoal.

Dated at: Lancaster.

Archive Record|Table of contents

The John Dalton ManuscriptsDalton Mss

Daltoniana and other documentsDalton Add MS 1

Syllabus for lecturesDalton Add MS 2

Lecture notes: AcousticsDalton MS 81

Lecture notes: AstronomyDalton MS 82

Lecture notes: MechanicsDalton MS 83

Lecture notes: OpticsDalton MS 84

Lecture notes: Natural philosophy, etc.Dalton MS 86

Lecture notes: Pharmaceutical chemistryDalton MS 87

Lecture notes: ChemistryDalton MS 88

Lecture notes: MeteorologyDalton Ms 89

"New theory of the constitution of mixed aeriform fluids and particularly of the atmosphere"Dalton MS 90

"Chemical analysis of the mineral waters of Buxton"Dalton MS 91

"Observations on the deutoxide of hydrogen or oxygenized water lately discovered by M. Thenard"Dalton MS 92

"On associations for the promotion of the physical sciences, literature and the arts"Dalton MS 93

"Results of meteorological observations at Manchester for 31 years with remarks upon them"Dalton MS 94

"On the constitution of the atmosphere"Dalton MS 95

"An historical sketch of the Society’s library with an account of its present state"Dalton MS 96

"Observations, chiefly chemical, on the nature of the rock strata in Manchester and its vicinity "Dalton MS 97

"Chemical observations on certain atomic weights, as adopted by different authors, with remarks on the notation of Berzelius"Dalton MS 98

"Salts, oxides, sulphurets"Dalton MS 99

"Sequel to an essay on the constitution of the atmosphere..."Dalton MS 100

Notebook: "Diophantine problems"Dalton MS 101

Notebooks: Meteorological observationsDalton MS 102

Notebook: Mathematical problems and rules of grammarDalton MS 103

NotebookDalton MS 106

Notebook: MathematicsDalton MS 107

Notebook: Meteorological observations and essaysDalton MS 108

Notes on botanyDalton MS 109

NotebookDalton MS 110

Notes on GlobesDalton MS 111

Index of notesDalton MS 112

Notes on Astronomy, use of globes, etc.Dalton MS 113

Encyclopaedia articlesDalton MS 115

A new system of chemical philosophyDalton MS 116

Notebook: Aurora BorealisDalton MS 117

Notebook: "Elastic balls collision"Dalton MS 118

[Notebook]: 'Atomic theory and domestic notes'Dalton MS 119

Laboratory notebook: 'Salts'Dalton MS 121

Notebook: MeteorologyDalton MS 122

Laboratory notebookDalton MS 123

Notebook: 'On the phosphates'Dalton MS 124

Notebook: 'Arseniates'Dalton MS 125

Notebook: 'Rain in 1843'Dalton MS 126

Cash accountsDalton MS 127

NotebookDalton MS 128

Account BookDalton MS 129

Account books: Journey expensesDalton MS 130

LedgerDalton MS 131

Account book: "Expenses"Dalton MS 132

Account BookDalton MS 133

Account Book: "Expenses"Dalton MS 134

Expenses bookDalton MS 135

Accounts for lectures, etc.Dalton MS 136

Expenses BookDalton MS 137

Account bookDalton MS 138

House expensesDalton MS 139

Account bookDalton MS 140

Thomas Dilworth, The schoolmaster’s assistant: being a compendium of arithmetic both practical and theoretical in five partsDalton MS 141

Law dictionaryDalton MS 142

Notes on the prices of various articles of provisions, etc.Dalton MS 143

Members of Manchester meetingDalton MS 144

Rules established for the Government of the Literary and Philosophical Society of ManchesterDalton MS 145

VerseDalton MS 146

Catalogue of books belonging to the Literary and Philosophical Society of ManchesterDalton MS 147

School registers and accounts of Jonathan DaltonDalton MS 148

Certificate of attendance at a course of lectures on pharmaceutical chemistry, signed by DaltonDalton MS 149

Annuities [notes]Dalton MS 150

Certificate of attendance at chemistry lecturesDalton MS 151

Receipted accountDalton MS 152

Letter to Hannah Abbatt (formerly Tippett)Dalton MS 155

Letter to Peter CrosthwaiteDalton MS 163

Letter to Peter CrosthwaiteDalton MS 167

Letter to Ruth GreenupDalton MS 171

Letter to John RobinsonDalton MS 176

Copy letter to Mary TaylorDalton MS 179

Letter to Hannah TippingDalton MS 180

Letter to Hannah TippingDalton MS 181

Letter to Hannah TippingDalton MS 182

Letter to Hannah TippingDalton MS 184

Letter to H. H. WatsonDalton MS 185

Letter to Miss WoodDalton MS 187

LetterDalton MS 188

Jonathan Dalton, Meteorological observations at KendalDalton MS 308

Pass bookDalton MS 311

Dalton Testimonial Committee recordsDalton MS 312

Dalton Testimonial Committee Minute bookDalton MS 313

Subscribers lists to Dalton TestimonialDalton MS 314

Draft of deed poll relating to Statue of DaltonDalton MS 315

Certificate of admission as a burgess and guild brother of EdinburghDalton MS 316

Certificate of honorary membership of the Royal Medical and Chirurgical SocietyDalton MS 317

Harrogate Well dispute papersDalton MS 318

Account bookDalton MS 320

Pedigree of John DaltonDalton MS 321

Pedigree of John DaltonDalton MS 322

Letter from John BealeDalton MS 324

Letters from Robert BickerstaffDalton MS 325

Letters from E H BarkerDalton MS 326

Letter from J.L.CasasecaDalton MS 327

Letters from John CuthbertsonDalton MS 328

Letter from James DavidsonDalton MS 329

Letter from Joseph DawsonDalton MS 330

Letter from Anthony EmmettDalton MS 331

Letters from Giles FrancisDalton MS 332

Letters from Luke HowardDalton MS 333

Letter from J W HunterDalton MS 334

Letter from C. J. JohnstoneDalton MS 335

Letters from T.E. SuliotDalton MS 336

Letter from Robert LyallDalton MS 337

Letter from J. MontgomeryDalton MS 338

Letters from Jonathan OtleyDalton MS 339

Letter from Joseph PeaseDalton MS 341

Letter from Charles RichardsonDalton MS 342

Letters from John SharpeDalton MS 343

Letters from Mrs N SharpeDalton MS 344

Letters from Edmund SibsonDalton MS 345

Letter from Ollive SimsDalton MS 346

Letter from Charles SladenDalton MS 347

Letter from J SpencerDalton MS 348

Letter from Thomas Spring-RiceDalton MS 349

Letter from Charles TaylorDalton MS 350

Letters from H H WatsonDalton MS 351

Letter from Thomas WatsonDalton MS 352

Letter from C N WhettenhallDalton MS 353

Letter from Lawson WhalleyDalton MS 354

Letter from James YatesDalton MS 355

Ladies’ diariesDalton MS 357

Gentleman’s diaryDalton MS 358

Printed syllabi of lecturesDalton MS 360

The Dalton TestimonialDalton MS 361

PamphletDalton MS 362

Hypatia, "The lament on the death of the late John Dalton, D.C.L., F.R.S., etc"Dalton MS 364

Document showing pall bearers of Dalton's coffinDalton MS 366

ProspectusDalton MS 458