Sir Richard Owen to Benjamin Hawes, 7 December 1848
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Object number2014.03354.07
TitleSir Richard Owen to Benjamin Hawes, 7 December 1848
Creator Owen Richard (author)
DescriptionLetter from Sir Richard Owen, dated Royal College of Surgeons London, 7 December [1848], to Benjamin Hawes. Loose part of the Album containing 134 letters.
Owen describes how his quest around South Africa looking for fossils has brought him into contact with some of the wealthiest colonists there. One of these gentlemen, an exceedingly wealthy indivudal, has offered information to Sir Benjamin Hawes via Owen as he relates in this letter.
The letter was originally catalogued when it was loose from the main album, it was subsequently reattached by Sharon Oldale, Paper Conserver (see 'Condition / Conservation' tab) - page 44 of the album.
Contained within an album of letters addressed to members of the Brunel and Hawes families. The letters are contained in a brown hardback album belonging to Lady Sophie Macnamara Hawes.
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Production date 1848-12-07 - 1848-12-07
Object nameletter
Object categorycorrespondence
Techniquehand-written
Dimensions
- length: 180 mm
width: 120 mm
Credit line“Accepted under the Cultural Gifts Scheme by HM Government from Clive Richards OBE DL and allocated to the ss Great Britain Trust, 2017”