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Letter from James Lee to Thomas Blaikie
Part of Thomas Blaikie collection
Letter from James Lee to Thomas Blaikie outlining concerns regarding payment for materials supplied and requesting assurances be given. Letter has also been annotated by Blaikie regarding payment.
Lee, James, 1754-1824, gardener
Note from Thomas Blaikie regarding payment to James Lee
Part of Thomas Blaikie collection
Handwritten note, initialled by Thomas Blaikie noting trees, shrubs and plants supplied by James Lee at Hammersmith and giving assurances regarding payment.
Blaikie, Thomas, 1751-1838, gardener
Letter from James Lee to Thomas Blaikie
Part of Thomas Blaikie collection
Letter from James Lee to Thomas Blaikie enquiring after his health and suggesting possible courses of action to recover debts.
Lee, James, 1754-1824, gardener
Letter from James Lee to Thomas Blaikie
Part of Thomas Blaikie collection
Letter from James Lee to Thomas Blaikie noting latest developments in the relationship between France and England and requesting that money due to him be paid as soon as possible.
Lee, James, 1754-1824, gardener
Part of Thomas Blaikie collection
Short note in French relating to monies owed.
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Letter from Office of Commissioners for Claims in France to Thomas Blaikie
Part of Thomas Blaikie collection
Letter outlining the issues with Thomas Blaikie's claim for losses and detailing additional paperwork required.
Office of Commissioners for Claims in France
Letter from Office of Commissioners for Claims in France to Thomas Blaikie
Part of Thomas Blaikie collection
Letter from Office of Commissioners for Claims in France to Thomas Blaikie, noting that a rejection of his claim is being prepared and detailing reasons for this.
Office of Commissioners for Claims in France
Award of Rejection on Claim of Thomas Blaikie
Part of Thomas Blaikie collection
Copy of the Award of Rejection in the claim of Thomas Blaikie, issued by the Commissioners of Liquidation, Arbitration and Award.
Commissioners of Liquidation, Arbitration and Award
History of the Plants of Switzerland
Part of Thomas Blaikie collection
Vellum bound 1769 copy of Haller’s History of the Plants of Switzerland, in Latin and containing detailed annotations in the front and back covers and throughout. (Box 1)
von Haller, Albrecht, 1708-1777, anatomist, physiologist, naturalist, encyclopaedist, bibliographer and poet
Part of Thomas Blaikie collection
Third edition of The Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan, published 1775. Inscribed with the names John Murray and Thomas Blaikie on the frontispiece. (Box 2)
Bunyan, John, 1628-1688, author
