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GB-110/JES/COR/6/98
Title
Aylmer Bourke Lambert, London, to Sir James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk]
Letter date
12 Jan 1826
Author(s)
Aylmer Bourke Lambert 1761-1842
Number of Pages
4
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GB-110/JES/COR/6/98 from Aylmer Bourke Lambert, London, to Sir James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk] (12 January 1826)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/6/98 from Aylmer Bourke Lambert, London, to Sir James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk] (12 January 1826) Close
Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Lambert, Aylmer Bourke
Sent from:
London
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent to location:
Norwich, Norfolk
Summary:
Thanks for turkey and specimens of 'Dianthus'. [Samuel Goodenough] ill. Fonthill Abbey and grounds purchased by [John] Benett [(1773-1852), his brother-in-law], the walks and drives to kept in good order. The abbey itself is in ruins, mentions the tower falling with a "tremendous crash" and the previous owner, [John] Farquhar [(1751-1826)], having a narrow escape. Acquired work on Brazilian ferns.
Letter date:
12 Jan 1826
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
6.189
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Additional | Smith replied 14 [Jan 1826] |
| 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. |
