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GB-110/JES/COR/7/78
Title
John Mitford, Benhall, [Suffolk], to Sir James Edward Smith
Letter date
28 Oct 1823
Author(s)
John Mitford 1781-1859
Number of Pages
2
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GB-110/JES/COR/7/78 from John Mitford, Benhall, [Suffolk], to Sir James Edward Smith (28 October 1823)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/7/78 from John Mitford, Benhall, [Suffolk], to Sir James Edward Smith (28 October 1823) Close
Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Mitford, John
Sent from:
Benhall, Suffolk
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Summary:
Confirms his visit to Smith in Norwich to meet [William] Roscoe. Would like to see Mrs Ives' copy of Giorgione's "Gaston de Foix" to determine whether his is the one by Titian or Giorgione. Has notes on [Alexander] Pope's imitations of English poets to give to Roscoe; other remarks about Pope. His Exmouth magnolias still flowering in spite of the cold. His son suffering from [w]hooping cough.
Letter date:
28 Oct 1823
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
7.139
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. |
