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Ref No
GB-110/JES/COR/8/9
Title
Barnaba Oriani and Luigi Borone, Milan, [Italy], to James Edward Smith, 12 Great Marlborough Street, London
Letter date
28 Mar 1795
Author(s)
Barnaba Oriani 1752-1832
Number of Pages
4
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GB-110/JES/COR/8/9 from Barnaba Oriani and Luigi Borone, Milan, [Italy], to James Edward Smith, 12 Great Marlborough Street, London (28 March 1795)
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Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Oriani, Barnaba
Sent from:
Milan, Italy
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent to location:
London
Summary:
Oriani writes: Grief of Luigi Borone and family at death of his son François, received the news from Smith's letter of 10 February. Borone grateful to [John] Sibthorp, the Consul and other Englishmen who ensured his proper burial. Luigi Borone leaves François's herbarium to Smith and asks him to sell the rest of his London belongings, find out the whereabouts of his savings, and send on the money.
Borone writes: Intense grief at death of his son, asks for a copy of Smith's portrait of him.
Letter date:
28 Mar 1795
Languages:
Italian
Prev Ref No:
8.13
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Additional | Smith replied 3 Jun [1795] |
| Copies | English translation available from Linnean Society Library. |
| Related Material | For John Sibthorp's account of Francesco Borone's death, see JES/COR/5/39. |
