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GB-110/JES/COR/19/104
Title
Sir James Edward Smith, Holkham [Hall, Norfolk], to Pleasance Smith
Letter date
1 Jul 1816
Author(s)
Sir James Edward Smith 1759-1828
Number of Pages
4
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GB-110/JES/COR/19/104 from Sir James Edward Smith, Holkham [Hall, Norfolk], to Pleasance Smith (1 July 1816)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/19/104 from Sir James Edward Smith, Holkham [Hall, Norfolk], to Pleasance Smith (1 July 1816) Close
Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent from:
Holkham, Norfolk
To:
Smith, Pleasance
Summary:
[Letter labelled, in red ink]: Sheepshearing
His arrival at Holkham [home of Thomas William Coke], other guests include Duke of Bedford [John Russell, 6th Duke] and Lord Tavistock [Francis Russell, 7th Duke of Bedford (1788-1861)], Lord Albermarle, Sir Watkin William Wynne, Lord Nugent, Mr Greig, General Walpole, Fitzroy, Sir B Hobhouse, Mr Barnwell; viewing and discussion of agriculture, including folding of sheep; a hundred people at dinner.
[William] Roscoe has forbidden any purchases from his library intended to be gifted back to himself [following his bankruptcy]. Coke and others have spoken to Blundell and they hope he will alter his conduct. Disappointed with the likeness of Coke's miniature, done at Liverpool.
Letter date:
1 Jul 1816
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
19.225
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. |
