| Description | Includes letters written by Richard Chalmers to his sisters Christian and Elizabeth, his father and mother and other family members, and also letters received by him from same persons. Also includes copy of an essay on practical engineering (original in MS 2884/1/1/1), material relating to his engineering work (including detailed estimate of Railway Viaduct, North Esk, December 1848), a time book of work for 1846 detailing his surveying work, lines of poetry, and a Botany class ticket for summer session 1852. The last letter from Glasgow written by Richard Chalmers to his father, dated 11 December 1852, is also enclosed, together with a poem written after his death by Maggie Smith, a servant in the family, and a letter of condolence to his father. Also included is a newspaper cutting (1906) with an obituary of William Boulton, formerly Burgh Surveyor of Aberdeen. Includes index at front of volume. |