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GB-110/JES/COR/15/70
Title
Sir Thomas Frankland, Th[irkleb]y, York, to Sir James Edward Smith, Woodville, Birmingham, [Warwickshire]
Letter date
25 Sep 1822
Author(s)
Sir Thomas, 6th baronet Frankland 1750-1831
Number of Pages
3
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GB-110/JES/COR/15/70 from Sir Thomas Frankland, Th[irkleb]y, York, to Sir James Edward Smith, Woodville, Birmingham, [Warwickshire] (25 September 1822)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/15/70 from Sir Thomas Frankland, Th[irkleb]y, York, to Sir James Edward Smith, Woodville, Birmingham, [Warwickshire] (25 September 1822) Close
Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Frankland, Sir Thomas
Sent from:
Thirkleby, Yorkshire
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent to location:
Birmingham, Warwickshire
Summary:
His pamphlet in great demand; encloses copy titled "Percussion Locks" which includes three engravings of woodcocks by [Thomas] Bewick [(1753-1828), ornithologist] but drawn by himself and son [extant]. Glad his red viper "has at last bitten somebody's fancy".
Pamphlet entitled "Percussion Locks", by Frankland.
Letter date:
25 Sep 1822
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
15.132
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. |
| Related Material | For Frankland's letter of 22 July 1821 on childhood sighting of red viper, see JES/COR/15/65. |
