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Letter to George F. Fitzgerald from W. J. Sollas

Title

Letter to George F. Fitzgerald from W. J. Sollas

Creator

Sollas, W. J. (William Johnson), 1849-1936

Date

1897

Identifier

GFF 6/76

Subject

Sollas, W. J. 1849-1936

Description

A handwritten letter to George F. Fitzgerald from W.J. Sollas

In the letter Sollas expresses his thanks for the help he has received from Fitzgerald during his time in Dublin and also writes about how he will deeply miss his company and staying in Dublin.

3 pp.

Transcription:

My dear Fitzgerald,

Thank you warmly for your congratulations I shall be very sorry for many reasons to leave Dublin, I look forward with some misgivings to the possibilities of the new position.

Thank you also for the kind way in which you helped to influence on the electors: and please don't remember what I said about,

Professor,

You may mind if I say so, lest is is true all the same, the loss which I shall feel most is going away, is the loss of you, what shall I do when I want to ask a question involving Physics in a university when there is no Fitzgerald?

Mrs Sollas joins me in kind regards as I am

Sincerely yours,

W.J Sollas

Thank you for answering the [compilations?] of your work to me.
I am writing a note to Ramsay.

Source

RDS Library & Archives GFF collection of letters

Contributor

Fitzgerald, George Francis, 1851-1901

Rights

Copyright RDS Library & Archives. Publication, transmission or display is prohibited without formal written approval of the RDS Library & Archives.

Relation

RDS Science Archive

Format

Manuscript

Language

English

Type

Text

Coverage

1870-1901

Collection

George Francis Fitzgerald Letters

Citation

Sollas, W. J. (William Johnson), 1849-1936, “Letter to George F. Fitzgerald from W. J. Sollas,” RDS Digital Archive, accessed July 18, 2025, https://digitalarchive.rds.ie/items/show/2086.

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