| RefNo | CB/1/1/149 |
| AltRefNo | BLA.B.66 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from Sir Joseph Banks, Soho Square to Charles Blagden |
| Date | 12 January 1818 |
| Description | Describes the accouchement and death of Princess Charlotte: her labour was purely natural and very long and she would have done well if it had been accelerated - the child was still born and she died of a haemorrhage. Discusses Mudge, doubts he will be going to Shetland again. Discusses Biot and Gregory's quarrel, General Lambton's certificate [for Royal Society], Ritchie who is to be Consul at Fezzan, French exploration, the head of Memnon, Shetland observations and Biot, Gregory and Mudge in Edinburgh. Gives the recipe for moiré metallique. |
| Extent | 1 sheet |
| Format | Manuscript |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | Item 330, 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 |