| Ref No | GSL/MUS/1/6/2 |
| Title | Letter from Etheldred BENETT |
| Date | 16 Apr 1842 |
| Level | Item |
| Extent | 1 item |
| Format | Document |
| Description | Letter from Etheldred BENETT, finally sending a selection of fossils from Cain's Cross [now Cainscross] which she has long promised; believes she was the first person to declare Blackdown a mixed bed and although others examined it, little was thought about it until Dr [William Henry] Fitton published about it; also plans to send the Society London clay fossils in the Great Oolite, describing them briefly but regretting that her health prevents her from researching them in detail; in the near future wants to send Faringdon fossils all of which come from Dr Fitton's Upper Green Sand, 16 April 1842. |
| Access Conditions | Access is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information. |
| Language | English |
| ArchNote | Description by John Thackray |
| CreatorName | BENETT | Etheldred | 1775-1845 | fossil collector & geologist |