Letter from William Gooch [to his parents], 1791-08-07
Scope and Contents
Continuing his account of the ship's arrival into Portsmouth and describing a meeting with Mrs and Miss Smithson. The letter includes a silhouette of Rev. R. Belward of Caius College, Cambridge.
Dates
- 1791-08-07
Creator
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Extent
2 folio(s) (2 ff.) : Paper
Language of Materials
English
Original geographic information
Brockdish [destination]
Original geographic information
Isle of Wight [subject]
Original geographic information
Portsmouth [origination]
Finding aid date
2012-12-18 12:06:42+00:00
- Belward, Richard, 1746 - 1803 (Master of Caius College Cambridge)
- Brockdish
- Daedalus, store ship (fl 1791-1792)
- Gooch, Sarah, 1817 (mother of astronomer, William Gooch) (Recipient)
- Gooch, William, 1817 (father of astronomer, William Gooch) (Recipient)
- Hergest, Richard, 1792 (Lieutenant Royal Navy)
- Isle of Wight
- Portsmouth
- Smithson, Sally, 1771 (sweetheart of astronomer, William Gooch)
Creator
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