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032-002001732

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CORRESPONDENCE AND PAPERS OF SIR JOSEPH BANKS, Bart., P.R.S, partly in the hand of his sister, Sarah Sophia Banks; 1777-1820. Partly French. Partly printed. The present correspondence was not used by W. R. Dawson for his calendar of The Banks Letters, 1958. For further Banks MSS., see also H. B. Carter, Sir Joseph Banks (1743-1820): a guide to biographical and bibliographical sources, Winchester, 1988. Preceded (ff. i-ib) by a contents list, 9, 11 Nov. 1924. Belonged until 1929 to the Knatchbull-Hugessen, afterw. Knatchbull, family, Barons Brabourne, by collateral descent from Lady Banks. Sotheby's sale-cats., 13 May 1929, lot 7; 15 Oct. 1963, lot 395.

Paper; ff. i+153. Folio.

Included are:

1. ff. 30-31. Letter of Thomas Young to Count Rumford rel. to the conditions of his appointment as professor of natural philosophy at the Royal Institution; 9 July 1801.

2. ff. 35-72. Correspondence rel. to the restoration to Louis Auguste Deschamps, the French naturalist, of his captured baggage and specimens; 1803-1815. Partly French. See Dawson, p. 261.

3. ff. 73-92b. Correspondence rel. to a proposed reconciliation between Banks and the Rev. Edward Walls, formerly Codd, who had been accused by Banks of cheating Walls's ward; 1804. Partly copies.

4. ff. 97-97b. Account, by Sarah Sophia Banks, of Sir J. Banks's being cured of gout by a quack remedy; 1810.

5. ff. 123-131b. 'Some Observations on the Claim of the Lord Mayor of London to rank above all Subjects when within the Precincts of the City of London', etc., by Sir J. Banks; 1813. Copies by Sarah Sophia Banks, except for ff. 131-131b.

6. ff. 135-136b. Sir J. Banks's observations on nationality law, with particular reference to the status of United States citizens vis-à-vis England; 1814. Copy, with autograph additions.

7. ff. 144b-145. Accounts of expenditure on scientific instruments, etc., by the Royal Society, funded by the Government; 1819.

Scope & Content:

Sir Joseph Banks, Baronet; PRS: Correspondence and papers: 1777-1820.

includes:

f. 1-4b George Stewart, of St James' parish, Westminster: Agreement to assign lease of house in Soho Square to Sir J. Banks, etc.,: 1777: Signed. Partly printed.
ff. 1-46 John Lane: Witnessed: 1777.
ff. 1-4b London, Parishes. St. Mary Aldermary: Agreement by G. Stewart to assign lease of house in Soho Square to Sir J. Banks, etc.,: 1777: Signed. Partly printed.
ff. 3-4 Sir George Colebrooke, 2nd Baronet: Conditions of sale by auction of his house: 1777: Printed.
ff. 5-11b Royal Society: Correspondence of Sir J. Banks, rel. to gift of Spanish ram to Society by George III,: 1791.
ff. 5-11b, 132-134b George III of England: Correspondence of Sir J. Banks rel. to King's gifts of Spanish ram to Royal Society and A. Young: 1791: Partly printed.
ff. 5-7 Sir John Sinclair, 1st Baronet; President, Board of Agriculture: Letters [to H. Dundas?]: 1791.
ff. 5-7 Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville: Letters to (?): 1791.
ff. 8, 9 Augustus Henry Fitzroy, 3rd Duke of Grafton: Correspondence with Sir J. Banks: 1791.
ff. 10-10b Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville: Correspondence with Sir J. Banks: 1791: Partly signed.
ff. 11, 11b Sir John Sinclair, 1st Baronet; President, Board of Agriculture: Correspondence with Sir J. Banks: 1791: Autogr. copy.
ff. 12-13b George III of England: Proclamation against seditious writings: 1792: Printed.
f. 14 John Chislett, of Horncastle: Letter to Sir J. Banks: 1792.
ff. 16-17b Accounts: Sir J. Banks and Sir H. Hawley, as executors of R. B. Hodgkinson: 1793.
ff. 16-17b Robert Banks Hodgkinson, FRS: Accounts of Sir J. Banks and Sir H. Hawley, as his executors: 1793.
ff. 16-17b Sir Henry Hawley, 1st Baronet: Accounts, as executor with Sir J. Banks: 1793.
f. 18 Recipes, Domestic: For curing itch and headlice: 18th-19th cent.
f. 18 Medicine and Surgery: Recipe for curing itch and headlice: 18th-19th cent.
f. 19 Recipes, Domestic: For plum broth: 18th-19th cent.
ff. 22-22b Political Tracts: Seditious pamphlet advocating celebration of Bastille Day: 1794: Copy, annotated by Sir J. Banks.
f. 23 'Antiquarius Botherarius Fallalarius', of Stockholm: Satirical letter, so signed, to Sir J. Banks: 1797.
f. 25 'Pigdum Funoribus': Abusive letter, so signed, to Sir J. Banks: 1798.
f. 27 John Cartwright, political reformer: Letter to Sir J. Banks: 1799.
ff. 29-29b Medicine and Surgery: Remedy for gout: 1799.
f. 30 Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count von Rumford: Letter to,: 1801.
f. 30 Thomas Young, MD; FRS: Letter to Count von Rumford: 1801.
f. 32 Mrs E. Wood, of Lyston Park: Letter to Lady Banks: 1802.
f. 32 Dorothea Banks, wife of Sir Joseph Banks: Letter to,: 1802.
ff. 35-36b, 38, 45, 50, 61, 71-72 William Cole, at Gosport: Letters to Sir J. Banks: 1803.
ff. 35-72 Louis Auguste Deschamps, French naturalist: Correspondence rel. to return of his captured baggage and specimens: 1803-1815: Partly Fr.
ff. 37, 43, 46, 49 William Maclean, Inspector of Customs, E India Co: Letters to Sir J. Banks: 1803.
ff. 41b, 52, 55-58b, 64-66b, 68-70 Louis Auguste Deschamps, French naturalist: Correspondence with Sir J. Banks: 1803-1815.
f. 42 E. Arnaud, Collector of Customs, E India Co., Portsmouth: Letter to W. Maclean: 1803: Copy.
f. 54 Isaac Newland: Letter to Sir J. Banks: [1803?].
ff. 59-60 John Gold: Inventory taken by,: 1803.
ff. 59-60, 62 Inventories: Goods of L. A. Deschamps: 1803.
ff. 67-68 Timothy Topping, of Bermondsey: Correspondence with Sir J. Bankes,: 1815.
ff. 73-91b Reverend Edward Walls, formerly Codd; of Spilsby: Correspondence with E. Harrison: 1804-1805: Copies. Partly printed.
ff. 73-91b Edward Harrison, MD, of Horncastle: Correspondence with Rev. E. Walls: 1804-1805: Copies. Partly printed.
f. 92 Edward Harrison, MD, of Horncastle: Letter to,: 1804.
ff. 93-94b Medicine and Surgery: Lord Rivers' cure for gout: 1800.
ff. 93-94b Medicine and Surgery: Recipe for rheumatic powder: 1805.
ff. 93-94b Recipes, Domestic: For rheumatic powder: 1805.
f. 95 Hon Robert Fulke Greville, MP; FRS: Letter to Sir J. Banks: 1809.
ff. 99-99b Recipes, Domestic: For partridge soup: 1811.
ff. 100-101 Thomas Dundas, 1st Baron Dundas: Correspondence with Sir J. Banks: 1811.
ff. 100-104 John Pond, Astronomer Royal: Correspondence rel. to his appointment as Astronomer Royal: 1811.
f. 102 Hon Spencer Perceval, Prime Minister: Letter to Sir J. Banks: 1811.
f. 104 John Charles Herries, statesman: Letter to Sir J. Banks: 1811.
ff. 105-106 Hon Spencer Perceval, Prime Minister: Correspondence with Prince of Wales: 1811: Copies.
ff. 105-106 George IV of England: Correspondence, as Prince of Wales, with S. Perceval: 1811: Copies.
ff. 107-108b Franz Andreas Bauer, botanical artist: Assignment of drawings to Sir J. Banks: 1813.
ff. 107-108b Botany: Assignment to Sir J. Banks of F. A. Bauer's botanical drawings: 1813.
ff. 107-108b Art. Illuminations and Drawings: Assignment to Sir J. Banks of F. A. Bauer's botanical drawings: 1813.
ff. 109-122 Sarah Sophia Banks, sister of Sir J Banks: Plans of seating, etc., for entertainments of Royal Family: 1813-1818: Partly printed.
ff. 109-122 George IV of England: Plans of seating, etc., for entertainments of Royal Family: 1813-1818: Partly printed.
ff. 109-122 Manners and Customs: Plans of seating, etc., for entertainment of Royal Family: 1813-1818: Partly printed.
ff. 123-131b London; Lord Mayor, Corporation, etc: Observations by Sir J. Banks rel. to the Lord Mayor's claim to precedence: 1813: Mostly copies, by S. S. Banks.
ff. 128-130b Sarah Sophia Banks, sister of Sir J Banks: Copied: circa [1813?].
ff. 132-134 Arthur Young, agriculturalist: Correspondence with Sir J. Banks: 1791.
f. 134 Arthur Young, agriculturalist: Advertisements rel. to his ram and his Travels through France: 1792: Printed.
ff. 135-136b Law INTERNATIONAL: Observations on nationality law by Sir J. Banks: 1814: Copy, with autograph additions.
ff. 137-137b Sarah Sophia Banks, sister of Sir J Banks: Recipe in her hand: 1816.
ff. 137-137b Recipes, Domestic: For Corstorphin cream: 1816.
f. 138 Professor C[harles?] Mertens: Letter to,: 1816: Germ.
f. 138 Ritters Oberstleutnant H. von Kramer: Letter to Prof. C. Mertens: 1816: Germ.
ff. 140-143b Joseph Rampasse, geologist: Letters to Sir J. Banks: 1816: Fr.
ff. 144b-145 Royal Society: Accounts of expenditure on scientific instruments, etc.,: 1819.
ff. 146-153b George IV of England: Petition to, etc., as Prince Regent: 1812-1820.
ff. 146-153b Alexander Campbell Wylly, American loyalist: Petition to Prince Regent and related correspondence: 1812-1820: Copies.

Collection Area:

Western Manuscripts

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Languages:

English
French
German

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Latin

Start Date:

1777

End Date:

1820

Date Range:

1777-1820

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Custodial History:

Knatchbull-Hugessen afterw. Knatchbull family; Barons Brabourne: Owned, until 1929.

Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

Legal Status:

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Names:

Antiquarius Botherarius Fallalarius, of Stockholm
Arnaud, E, Collector of Customs E India Co Portsmouth
Banks, Dorothea, wife of Sir Joseph Banks, 1758-1828
Banks, Joseph, 1st Baronet, botanist, naturalist and patron of science, 1743-1820
Banks, Sarah Sophia, sister, and botanical collaborator of, Sir Joseph Banks; antiquarian collector, 1744-1818
Bauer, Franz Andreas, botanical artist, 1758-1840
Cartwright, John, political reformer, 1740-1824
Chislett, John, of Horncastle
Cole, William, at Gosport
Colebrooke, George, 2nd Baronet, banker, chairman of the East India Company, 1729-1809
Deschamps, Louis Auguste, surgeon and naturalist, 1765-1842
Dundas, Henry, 1st Viscount Melville, lawyer, politician and statesman, 1742-1811
Dundas, Thomas, 1st Baron Dundas, politician and landowner, 1741-1820
FitzRoy, Augustus Henry, 3rd Duke of Grafton, Prime Minister, 28 Sep 1735-14 Mar 1811
George III, King of Great Britain and Ireland, 1738-1820
George IV, King of Great Britain and Ireland, 1762-1830
Gold, John, compiler of an inventory, fl 1803
Greville, Robert Fulke, army officer, politician and courtier, 1751-1824
Harrison, Edward, MD of Horncastle
Hawley, Henry, 1st Baronet
Herries, John Charles, statesman
Hodgkinson, Robert Banks, FRS
Knatchbull-Hugessen, Family
Kramer, H von, Ritters Oberstleut.
Lane, John
Lord Mayor, Corporation, etc, London
Maclean, William, Inspector of Customs E India Co
Mertens, Charles?, Professor
Newland, Isaac
Perceval, Spencer, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 1762-1812
Pigdum Funoribus
Pond, John, Astronomer Royal
Rampasse, Joseph, geologist
Royal Society, 1660-
Sinclair, John, 1st Baronet, President Board of Agriculture
Stewart, George, of St James' parish Westminster
Thompson, Benjamin, Knight; Count Rumford, natural philosopher and philanthropist, 1753-1814
Topping, Timothy, of Bermondsey
Walls, Edward, Reverend formerly Codd of Spilsby
Wood, E, Mrs of Lyston Park
Wylly, Alexander Campbell, American loyalist
Young, Arthur, agriculturalist
Young, Thomas, MD, FRS

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