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Add MS 39167 G
- Record Id:
- 040-002058600
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- 032-002058593
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- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001159.0x0003a5
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- Add MS 39167 G
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G. Miscellaneous papers of Sir Joseph Banks, Bart., President of the Royal Society: (1) Articles of agreement made between Sir George Fane, John Alford, John Porter and others, Committee for the Level of Wittersham [co. Kent], and Sir Edward Hales, Bart., Sir Walter Roberts, Bart., and others, Committee for the Upper Level by virtue of an order of the Lord Keeper, 17 Nov. 1629, for the better draining of the Upper Level, with security to the Level of Wittersham from prejudice; 15 Feb. 1631[2]. Draft. Followed (f. 141) by copy of an Order in Council for the settlement of the said business, 18 Mar. 1637[8]. f. 131.
(2) Lists of plants and other memoranda relating to the garden of Soho Square, 1786-1796. f. 143.
(3) Letters and memoranda: (a) Richard Warren to , n.d. f. 147; (b) John Conyers of Copped Hall, co. Essex, to Sir Jos. Banks, 11 Mar. 1803. f. 150; (c) Sir Jos. Banks to Lord on the Herring Fishery, 25 June [18]08. Incomplete. f. 152; (d) William Henry, F.R.S., to Sir Jos. Banks on experiments with salt, 20 Mar. 1810. f. 153; (e) Memoranda on the Bishop of London's receipts for demesne lands in the parishes of Greenford and Hanwell, co. Midd., 1713-1792, f. 148; on the ship "Lady Banks," launched 29 Sept. 1810, f. 155, with notes in Banks's hand on the village of Kirkby Bane [Kirkby-on-Bain, co. Linc.], f. 156; and on "Mr. Douse's Roll," a Chinese painting, presumably now in the Douce collection at Oxford, 1814. f. 157.
(4) Letters chiefly to the Central Board of Health from the Local Boards of Droitwich, Kidderminster, Pershore, Worcester, Evesham, and Bewdley, co. Worc., relative to the outbreak of cholera, 1832. On f. 168 is a letter from Wick, co. Caithness. f. 158.
(5) Letter from [Sir] E[dwin] Chadwick, secretary to the Poor Law Commissioners, to Norton Joseph Knatchbull [10th Bart. 1849], on the collection of Poor Rates, 21 Nov. 1840. f. 172.
(6) Letters to Sir Edward Knatchbull, 9th Bart., M.P., relative to Dymchurch Sea Wall from: (a) R[ichard] Byham, Secretary to the Ordnance Board ; 2 Feb. 1842. f. 173; (b) Thomas Hallowes; New Hall, Dymclurch, 14 Feb. 1842. f. 175.
(7) "The Life of a private Gentleman," an account of William Banks, Esq., of Revesby, co. Linc., father of Sir Joseph. f. 176. Transferred from the Department of Printed Books.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002058593
040-002058600 - Is part of:
- Add MS 39167 A-G : ). MISCELLANEOUS papers. Paper ; ff. 178. Folio.
Add MS 39167 G : G. Miscellaneous papers of Sir Joseph Banks, Bart., President of the Royal Society: (1) Articles of agreement made between Sir… - Hierarchy:
- 032-002058593[0007]/040-002058600
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- File
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- 1 item
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1631
- End Date:
- 1842
- Date Range:
- 1631-1842
- Era:
- CE
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Sir Joseph Banks, Baronet; PRS: Owned.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Banks, Joseph, 1st Baronet, botanist, naturalist and patron of science, 1743-1820