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Os - Papers of John Evelyn Denison, Viscount Ossington (1800-1873)
1 - Papers of J.E. Denison and the Denison family.
C - Correspondence of J.E. Denison and the Denison family.
Document Reference
Os C 191
Title
Letter from Sir R. Owen, British Museum, London, to J.E. Denison; 9 Dec. 1869
Date
9 December 1869
Extent
2 ff
Level
Item/file
Content Description
Informs Denison that he cannot visit to see his lake and the birds as colleague Dr Gray is ill and his workload is heavy; refers to newspaper account of attack on Denison's windows 'by a pair of excited kingfishers'.
Term
birdwatching
birds
social news
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Persons
Code
PersonName
Dates of existence
NA9760
Gray; John E. (1800-1875); Dr; naturalist
1800-1875
NA1016
Scott; Charlotte (1806-1889); Viscountess Ossington; née Cavendish-Bentinck m 1827 J.E. Denison Viscount Ossington
1806-1889
NA9761
Owen; Richard (1804-1892); Sir; naturalist
1804-1892
NA199
Denison; J. Evelyn (1800-1873); 1st Viscount Ossington; M.P. Speaker of House of Commons 1857-72 created Viscount Ossington 1872
1800-1873
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