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GB-110/JES/COR/16/107
Title
Andrew Fountaine, Narford, [Norfolk], to Sir James Edward Smith
Letter date
29 Dec 1814
Author(s)
Andrew Fountaine 1770-1835
Number of Pages
4
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GB-110/JES/COR/16/107 from Andrew Fountaine, Narford, [Norfolk], to Sir James Edward Smith (29 December 1814)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/16/107 from Andrew Fountaine, Narford, [Norfolk], to Sir James Edward Smith (29 December 1814) Close
Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Fountaine, Andrew
Sent from:
Narford, Norfolk
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Summary:
Flattered by gratification Smith and [William] Roscoe received from their visit to Narford. Comments that whilst the English "for more than a century have been in the practice of purchasing minor curiosities in Italy, the French, "at one fell swoop", carried off the best statues, pictures, and the rarest books and manuscripts from the Vatican. Praises Roscoe. Will visit Smith in Norwich, [Norfolk], in the winter.
Letter date:
29 Dec 1814
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
16.206
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. |
