Record

Document Reference	Os C 233
Title	Letter from [W. Lowther], 3rd Earl of Lonsdale, London, to J.E. Denison; 27 Nov. 1846
Date	27 November 1846
Extent	2 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Informs him that he has had meeting with Mr Tibbert at Barnes; comments on effect on crops on drainage systems and refers to experiments with grasses; refers to work begun on irrigation system. Post-script invites him to see Barnes when in London.
Term	agriculture, drainage
	agriculture, irrigation
	agricultural improvements
	machinery, agricultural
	agriculture, crops

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA9807	Tibbett; - (fl 1846); Mr; drainage engineer	fl 1846
NA9808	Lowther; William (1787-1872); 2nd Earl of Lonsdale; M.P. succeeded 1844	1787-1872
NA199	Denison; J. Evelyn (1800-1873); 1st Viscount Ossington; M.P. Speaker of House of Commons 1857-72 created Viscount Ossington 1872	1800-1873