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GB-110/JES/COR/13/115
Title
Sir Thomas Gery Cullum, Bury [St Edmunds, Suffolk], to Pleasance Smith
Letter date
9 Sep 1829
Author(s)
Sir Thomas Gery, 7th baronet Cullum 1741-1831
Number of Pages
2
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GB-110/JES/COR/13/115 from Sir Thomas Gery Cullum, Bury [St Edmunds, Suffolk], to Pleasance Smith (9 September 1829)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/13/115 from Sir Thomas Gery Cullum, Bury [St Edmunds, Suffolk], to Pleasance Smith (9 September 1829) Close
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Item Type:
Document
From:
Cullum, Sir Thomas Gery
Sent from:
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
To:
Smith, Pleasance
Summary:
Death of his [second] son and approaching death of his sister, Mrs Palmer. His eldest son and family to stay in Paris for winter as Mrs Cullum still very ill. Compares Bury and its archery, cricket, and horticultural meetings, to Norwich and its having always been "famous, for flowers & gardens". Saw Smith's name as a subscriber to the Norwich Museum. Glad Smith has settled with the Linnean Society [purchase of Sir James Edward Smith's collections], with assistance of [Edward] Forster and himself for advice in establishing a fund for the purchase.
Letter date:
9 Sep 1829
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
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