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GB-110/JES/COR/15/127
Title
Mary Watson-Wentworth to James Edward Smith
Letter date
28 Nov 1798
Author(s)
Mary Watson- Wentworth 1735-1804
Number of Pages
4
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GB-110/JES/COR/15/127 from Mary Watson-Wentworth to James Edward Smith (28 November 1798)
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Item Type:
Document
From:
Wentworth, Mary Watson-
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Summary:
Hopes Smith's health is as good as the last time she saw him. Sends gift of two Mortlock china tea-cups with Vatican borders, similar to those he admired of hers. Thanks for packet of seeds and box of biscuits. Her health varying but stomach complaints less severe.
Congratulates Smith that Admiral [Horatio] Nelson [(1758-1805)] is his countryman. Requests another box of biscuits.
Letter date:
28 Nov 1798
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
15.241
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Additional | Smith replied 11 Dec [1798] |
| 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. |
