From:
Sir James Edward Smith
To:
Joseph Lee
Date:
3 Jan 1805
Source of text:
GB-110/JES/COR/15/137, The Linnean Society of London
Summary:
Grief at death of Lady Rockingham [Mary Watson-Wentworth]. Mrs [Pleasance] Smith regrets that she never knew her personally. They saw the death notice in the Norwich paper the evening after sending box of apples and biscuits. Preparing a general account of Lady Rockingham for the "Monthly Magazine" and asks her age, presumes she will be buried in York Minster.
Contributor:
The Linnean Society of London