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GB-110/JES/COR/19/126
Title
Sir James Edward Smith, Upton, Essex, to Pleasance Smith, Mrs E Clarke's, Saxmundham, Suffolk
Letter date
24 Jun 1823
Author(s)
Sir James Edward Smith 1759-1828
Number of Pages
4
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GB-110/JES/COR/19/126 from Sir James Edward Smith, Upton, Essex, to Pleasance Smith, Mrs E Clarke's, Saxmundham, Suffolk (24 June 1823)
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Item Type:
Document
From:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent from:
Upton, Essex
To:
Smith, Pleasance
Sent to location:
Saxmundham, Suffolk
Summary:
His visit to Sunninghill, [Berkshire], to visit his cousins [the Kindersleys]; the children. Attended last Linnean Society meeting of the season. Botanised at Soho Square and saw Belzoni's "famous sarcophagus" at the British Museum. Regathered his strength following cholera attack with milk and rose conserve. His time at Upton and Hale's End, [Essex], with the Forsters: attended a Quaker's meeting at Plaistow, [Essex]; saw Mr and Mrs Dimsdale. Invited by [Francis Leggatt] Chantrey [(1781-1841), sculptor] to discuss his bust.
Letter date:
24 Jun 1823
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
19.265
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. |
