Sir Thomas Frankland, Thirkleby, York, to Sir James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk]

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Ref No GB-110/JES/COR/15/49
Title Sir Thomas Frankland, Thirkleby, York, to Sir James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk]
Letter date 13 Nov 1814
Author(s) Sir Thomas, 6th baronet Frankland 1750-1831
Number of Pages 4

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GB-110/JES/COR/15/49 from Sir Thomas Frankland, Thirkleby, York, to Sir James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk] (13 November 1814)

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Item Type: Document
From: Frankland, Sir Thomas
Sent from: Thirkleby, Yorkshire
To: Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent to location: Norwich, Norfolk
Summary:

Having spent last 17 of 18 springs in London he "received high gratification" from spending the last one in the country. His son has developed an interest in botany. Intercedes for [William] Travis [(1771-1851)] of Scarborough, who regrets no longer being a FLS and claims to have been struck out by a friend's blunder and is prepared to pay his arrears, vouches for him as "indefatigable in seeking improvement in his medical profession [...] and attends to every branch of natural history" and [James] Sowerby knows him as "a zealous naturalist".
His son bought a book on mineralogy by Aiken, dislikes it much and wishes there was a good manual on it. The Downton and Grange pippins of his new Herefordshire apple trees bore fruit this year; some fruit cracked, as did many of his pears. Foxley crab and Golden Harvey had fine blossom but no fruit. Siberian crab "took beautifully" on espaliers. Has started wearing flannel next to his skin as his son has done so for several years and he does not remember when he last had a cold.

Letter date: 13 Nov 1814
Languages: English
Prev Ref No: 15.89
Additional Information:
Note typeNote
Related MaterialFor Smith's letter to Alexander Macleay regarding Travis of 10 February 1815, see JES/AM/89.
Finding AidsDawson, 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.
AdditionalSmith replied 15 Jan 1815