| RefNo | CB/1/1/154 |
| AltRefNo | BLA.B.71 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from Sir Joseph Banks, Soho Square to Charles Blagden |
| Date | 16 January 1819 |
| Description | Has just recovered from a slight attack of jaundice. Has received a letter from Ritchie at Tripoli who will take up his consulate at Murzuk, Lieutenant Lion has been sent to join him [George Francis Lyon]. Passes on messages for Arago, Abel and the Board of Longitude. Has had a letter from Belzoni at Thebes and discusses the colossal head [of Memnon]. Mentions red snow and its cause. Discusses incivility of Sir Charles Stuart to Blagden. Gives news of the Banknote Commissioners and their hopes of success. |
| Extent | 1 sheet |
| Format | Manuscript |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | Item 336, The Banks Letters, A Calendar of the manuscript correspondence of Sir Joseph Banks preserved in the British Museum... London, 1958. |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8116 | Banks; Sir; Joseph (1744 - 1820); naturalist | 1744 - 1820 |