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GB-110/JES/COR/16/111
Title
Andrew Fountaine, Narford, [Norfolk], to Sir James Edward Smith
Letter date
14 Feb 1817
Author(s)
Andrew Fountaine 1770-1835
Number of Pages
2
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GB-110/JES/COR/16/111 from Andrew Fountaine, Narford, [Norfolk], to Sir James Edward Smith (14 February 1817)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/16/111 from Andrew Fountaine, Narford, [Norfolk], to Sir James Edward Smith (14 February 1817) Close
Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Fountaine, Andrew
Sent from:
Narford, Norfolk
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Summary:
Induced to part with the papers of [Sir Edward] Coke [(1552-1634), lawyer, legal writer, and politician, ancestor of Thomas William Coke] by the propriety of Coke's wish to possess the papers of the "great founder of the splendor of his family". Satisfied with the value Smith set on them.
Letter date:
14 Feb 1817
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
16.214
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Additional | Smith replied 18 Mar [1817] |
| 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. |
