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GB-110/JES/COR/4/95
Title
Joseph Caffarena, Genoa, [Italy], to James Edward Smith, 12 Great Marlborough Street, London
Letter date
5 Apr 1790
Author(s)
Joseph Caffarena 1788-1790
Number of Pages
4
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GB-110/JES/COR/4/95 from Joseph Caffarena, Genoa, [Italy], to James Edward Smith, 12 Great Marlborough Street, London (5 April 1790)
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Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Caffarena, Joseph
Sent from:
Genoa, Italy
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent to location:
London
Summary:
Comments on the petrified wood sent by Baron de la Turpie, who is now the King of Sardinia's ambassador to the Empress of Russia. Feels his advancing age. Introduces Mrs Langford, daughter of Thomas Sainsbury, Alderman of Billingsgate. Ippolito Durazzo's wife has recently given birth to a son. Caffarena's own youngest son wishes "serve his king and country in the navy".
Letter date:
5 Apr 1790
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
4.165
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Finding Aids | Dawson, W R, (1934). "Catalogue of the manuscripts in the Library of The Linnean Society - Part I. The Smith papers: The correspondence and miscellaneous papers of Sir James Edward Smith", London: Linnean Society. |
