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GB-110/JES/COR/8/23
Title
Thomas Pennant, Downing, [Flintshire], to James Edward Smith, Great Marlborough Street, London
Letter date
29 Feb 1792
Author(s)
Thomas Pennant 1726-1798
Number of Pages
4
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GB-110/JES/COR/8/23 from Thomas Pennant, Downing, [Flintshire], to James Edward Smith, Great Marlborough Street, London (29 February 1792)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/8/23 from Thomas Pennant, Downing, [Flintshire], to James Edward Smith, Great Marlborough Street, London (29 February 1792) Close
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Item Type:
Document
From:
Pennant, Thomas
Sent from:
Downing, Flintshire
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent to location:
London
Summary:
Relates merits of his son, [David Pennant], believes he would be a worthy member of the Linnean Society. They are both coming to London shortly. Offers Dr [George] Shaw a specimen of the three-toed sloth for the British Museum, it is better than [Frederick] Nodder's description in "Natural Miscellany".
Letter date:
29 Feb 1792
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
8.37
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Related Material | Shaw, G, and Nodder, F P, (1789-1797). "The naturalist's miscellany: or coloured figures of natural objects drawn and described ... from nature. (By G. Shaw ... the figures by F.P. Nodder.)." London: [printer:] Cooper. |
