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GB-110/JES/COR/17/124
Title
William Roscoe, Holkham [Hall, Norfolk], to Sir James Edward Smith
Letter date
2 Dec 1820
Author(s)
William Roscoe 1753-1831
Number of Pages
4
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GB-110/JES/COR/17/124 from William Roscoe, Holkham [Hall, Norfolk], to Sir James Edward Smith (2 December 1820)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/17/124 from William Roscoe, Holkham [Hall, Norfolk], to Sir James Edward Smith (2 December 1820) Close
Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Roscoe, William
Sent from:
Holkham, Norfolk
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Summary:
Cataloguing the Holkham manuscripts [home of Thomas William Coke] taking longer than expected but has revealed the collection's importance; believes a published catalogue would be well received. Lady [Anne Margaret (1779-1843), née Coke] is making copies of some illuminations. Constant use of Codington's balsam has improved his rheumatism from when Smith was here. Duke of Gloucester [Prince William Frederick (1776-1834)] and Duke of Sussex [Prince Augustus Frederick (1773-1843)] expected, current visitors include Sir Ronald Ferguson [(1773-1841), army officer and politician].
Postscript in margin of verso of first folio: beauty of the Coke ladies.
Letter date:
2 Dec 1820
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
17.25
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. |
