A treatise on the grape vine and on the construction & management of vineries / by Joseph Meredith.

  • Meredith, Joseph.
Date:
1881
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A treatise on the grape vine and on the construction & management of vineries / by Joseph Meredith. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Camden Place, Chisleiiuiist, Kent, , 10 Janvier 1871. Le Comaiandant Duperke, Aide-de-Camp du Prince Imperial, a Phonneur d’infonner M. Meredith que les magnifiques raisins qu’il a en Pattention d’envoyer ii Plinperatrice, sont parvenus a leur destination. Le Commandant Dupeire est charge de transmettre a M. Meredith les remerciiuents de sa Majeste.. i 76 Via del Babnino, 7</t A'pril. MoNStONOR Stonor presents his compliments to Mr. Joseph^leredith, and begs to inform him that he presented this morning to the Pope the box of grapes, wliich only anlved yesterday in Eome. His Holiness was graciously pleased to accejit them ; and requested !Mgr. Stonor to write and thank Mr. Meredith for them. Although so condition. long on the road, the gi-apes were in very good Cromavell Road, lith Kovemher. Lady Derby wishes she could sufficiently express to Mr. Meredith her thanks for his great kindness. She received from Mr. Wills, late 3'esterday, the magnificent present of grapes sent her by Mr. Meredith, and which indeed deserved any prize. Lady Derby returns her wannest thanks for this most beautiful and excellent fruit. She is, however, still more desirous to express hoAV much she is touched by Mr. ^Meredith’s kind remembrance of her, for which she is indeed truly grateful. Osborne, 22t7 January 1869. My Dear Sir,—I received the box with the handsome present of grapes you sent me, in very good condition. I must say j'ou adopt an ,excellent sy^stem of packing; for there was scarcely a berry injured, nor even the bloom displaced, notwithstanding the knocking about
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