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GB-110/JES/COR/1/69
Title
Sir Joseph Banks, Soho Square, [London], to James Edward Smith
Letter date
13 Feb 1801
Author(s)
Sir Joseph, baronet Banks 1743-1820
Number of Pages
2
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GB-110/JES/COR/1/69 from Sir Joseph Banks, Soho Square, [London], to James Edward Smith (13 February 1801)
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Item Type:
Document
From:
Banks, Sir Joseph
Sent from:
London
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Summary:
Asks Smith to thank Mr Grave for "his magnificent present" of a swan, and Smith's mother for turkeys. Uncertain how the "sudden and unexpected concussion" caused by resignation of Prime Minister William Pitt will end, "dear old England cannot suffer much" [Pitt resigned after an impasse was reached over Catholic Emancipation].
Letter date:
13 Feb 1801
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
1.12
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. |
