| RefNo | CB/1/1/75 |
| AltRefNo | BLA.B.3 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from Sir Joseph Banks to Charles Blagden at Mrs Nelmes, St James Churchyard, Bristol |
| Date | 21 August 1773 |
| Description | Letter borne by two Swedish gentlemen (Mr Rappe and Mr Jacobson) - asks Blagden to direct their sightseeing and travels to Wales - has arrived safely.
With accompanying letter from Daniel Solander: asks Blagden to direct his friends to Monmouth and Brecknockshire and describes their interests in minerals and husbandry - gives news of Mr Ellis and his eyes - describes opening of a Mummy the other day at J Hunter's. |
| Extent | 1 sheet |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | The letter has been damaged and repaired - part of the text is missing. |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | Item 2, 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 |
| NA2944 | Solander; Daniel Charles (? 1733 - 1782) | ? 1733 - 1782 |