Item 186 - Letter from John Fraser presenting a book 'containing an account of the new American grasses', with transcription

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RSA/PR/MC/104/10/186

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Letter from John Fraser presenting a book 'containing an account of the new American grasses', with transcription

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  • 30/11/1789 (Creation)

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Transcription\nChelsea Nov 30 1789\nSir\nI take the Liberty of sending you a Book, containing an Acct of the new American Grass, as well as an Engravg of it, which beg you will present, with my best Respts to your Honble Socy, & hope they will give their sanction to the Discovy, nothing but my being now fully convinced of its general utility, could have induced me to have troubled them a second time.\nI have the honor to be wth Great Respt\nYr most Obedt, Humble Servt, John Fraser\nI Transpd some of it so late as the 23 Inst & it is not the least affected with the sharp Weather that has happend since.\nhave sent a Specm of the Plant\n

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      Creator Victoria 01/09/1998

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