Many thanks indeed to everyone who has responded to this query, I really 
appreciate it. I now have lots of information about Crabbe and have just found 
out that his fossil collection is apparently now in Trowbridge Museum after 
some time residing at the museum in Devizes. I will be contacting Trowbridge 
next....

However, if you still happen to have more information please keep it coming, 
and send it to me off-list. Many thanks.

With best wishes, Nigel.


> Hi Nigel,
> Crabbe was based in the Vale of Belvoir (Leicestershire-Nottinghamshire
> border) for part of his career. See
> http://www.bottesfordhistory.org.uk/content/people/historic-people/george-
crabbe-1754-1832/1-introduction-george-crabbe1754-1832
> 
> I'm not sure about the whereabouts of his specimens, if any, but he wrote
> this:
> 
> Crabbe, G. 1795. The Natural History of the Vale of Belvoir. pp 191-208 In
> Nichols, J. The History and Antiquities of the County of Leicester, Volume 
1,
> part 1, John Nichols, London. (Republished facsimile, 1971, S.R. Publishers,
> Wakefield).
> 
> Which was partly based on the work and collection of Rev. William Mounsey
> 
> This link has further links to Crabbe and Mounsey:
> http://www.bottesfordhistory.org.uk/content/topics/geology-and-natural-
history/natural-history-vale-belvoir-1795
> 
> Cheers,
> Mark
> 
> Dr Mark Evans,
> Curator of Natural Sciences,
> Leicester Arts and Museums Service,
> New Walk Museum & Art Gallery
> 53 New Walk
> Leicester, LE1 7EA
> TEL: 0116 2254904 (INT: 39 4904)
> www.leicester.gov.uk/museumsandgalleries
> 
> Honorary Visiting Fellow, Dept. of Geology, University of Leicester,
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> -----Original Message-----
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> Subject: Reverend George Crabbe 1754 – 1832... collector of fossils
> 
> Dear Colleague,
> 
> Do you know anything about the following person, or have any fossils 
relating
> to him in your collection?
> 
> Reverend George Crabbe 1754 – 1832: 'English clergyman, botanist and
> collector of fossils'.
> 
> I am particularly interested in finding examples of his handwriting, and
> knowing where his fossils specimens ended up.
> 
> Also, if anyone has a copy of ‘Geologists and the History of Geology’, 
please
> could you send me a scan or photocopy of page 353 where George Crabbe is
> mentioned. I’d really appreciate it.
> 
> Many thanks indeed for your help. 
> 
> With best wishes, Nigel.
> 
> Nigel R. Larkin BA MSc FRGS
> 
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