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From:
William Reed
To:
Unknown
Date:
[1872]
Source of text:
GB-110/JES/COR/19/69, The Linnean Society of London
Summary:

Photographic copy of John Opie's (1761-1807) 1798 portrait of Pleasance Smith.

[Note in pencil by Robert Kippist on reverse] received from Lady Smith 17 September 1872.

Contributor:
The Linnean Society of London
From:
Pleasance Smith
To:
Robert Kippist
Date:
16 Sep 1872
Source of text:
GB-110/JES/COR/19/70, The Linnean Society of London
Summary:

At present unable to locate [Alexander] Macleay's correspondence but when she does will send them. Thanks for portait of Macleay; in return sends photographic copy of [John] Opie's 1798 portrait of her.

Contributor:
The Linnean Society of London
From:
Linnean Society of London
To:
Pleasance Smith
Date:
24 May 1873
Source of text:
GB-110/JES/COR/19/71, The Linnean Society of London
Summary:

Address moved by [William Jackson] Hooker and agreed at the Linnean Society anniversary meeting, congratulating Pleasance Smith on her 100th birthday.

Contributor:
The Linnean Society of London
From:
Unknown
To:
Unknown
Date:
[24 Feb 1877]
Source of text:
GB-110/JES/COR/19/68, The Linnean Society of London
Summary:

Newspaper cutting of two side-by-side engravings of Lady Smith at the ages of 16 or 17 and 94 [pencil annotations list the former age as 25 and latter as 100 and that it was taken from the "Graphic, Feb. 24 1877"]

Contributor:
The Linnean Society of London