Identity area
Reference code
JCPP/Clarke/117
Title
Clarke to his mother
Date(s)
- 15th August 1800 (Creation)
Level of description
Series
Extent and medium
1 item paper
Context area
Name of creator
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Transferred to the College Archives after having been found in a book in the Malthus Collection (Old Library, Jesus College).
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Written "At Achmedchid, in the house of Professor Pallas, in the Crimea", it praises the host's kindness, describes preparations for a voyage to Constantinople, discusses home news, promises a Persian carpet, and gives instructions for dealing with jars of "Lapland strawberries" previously sent.