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GB-110/JES/COR/19/119
Title
Pleasance Smith, Saxmundham, [Suffolk], to Sir James Edward Smith, 62 Margaret Street, Cavendish Square, London
Letter date
29 May 1822
Author(s)
Pleasance Smith 1773-1877
Number of Pages
4
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GB-110/JES/COR/19/119 from Pleasance Smith, Saxmundham, [Suffolk], to Sir James Edward Smith, 62 Margaret Street, Cavendish Square, London (29 May 1822)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/19/119 from Pleasance Smith, Saxmundham, [Suffolk], to Sir James Edward Smith, 62 Margaret Street, Cavendish Square, London (29 May 1822) Close
Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Smith, Pleasance
Sent from:
Saxmundham, Suffolk
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent to location:
London
Summary:
Puzzled to understand how Smith has made Harriet [Drake, William Drake's wife] FLS. Her aunt [with whom she is staying] looking well; changes to the garden; saw ruined church at Covehill and another at Southwould in good repair; bought china, description and small sketch; local prices for agricultural produce, the present state is "ruinous", other agricultural distresses; her findings from researching the Sidney family.
Letter date:
29 May 1822
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
19.254
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Related Material | For Smith's letter of 26 May 1822, to which this is a reply, see JES/COR/19/118. |
| 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. |
