Sir Joseph Banks, Soho Square, [London], to James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk]

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Ref No GB-110/JES/COR/1/54
Title Sir Joseph Banks, Soho Square, [London], to James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk]
Letter date 3 Jan 1796
Author(s) Sir Joseph, baronet Banks 1743-1820
Number of Pages 4

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GB-110/JES/COR/1/54 from Sir Joseph Banks, Soho Square, [London], to James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk] (3 January 1796)

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Item Type: Document
From: Banks, Sir Joseph
Sent from: London
To: Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent to location: Norwich, Norfolk
Summary:

Much obliged to Mrs Smith and the effort she goes to in supplying turkeys. Reports on an extremely fertile field near Norwich, apparently due to plague victims being buried in it.

Letter date: 3 Jan 1796
Languages: English
Prev Ref No: 1.92
Additional Information:
Note typeNote
Finding AidsDawson, 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.
Related MaterialFor further discussion of the "fertile field" in Banks letter to Smith of 15 February 1796, see JES/COR/1/56.