The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700

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Thomas Pennant (1726 - 1798)

Dictionary of National Biography entry: https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/21860 Other biography: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Pennant Relevant locations: Residence at Downing Hall, Whitford
 References in Documents:
MS Book of Benefactors (MacGregor, ed.)

Thomas Pennant Esq., from Bychton in Flintshire, kindly enriched the Museum with various natural, metallic, mineral and crystalline specimens.

Consolidated catalogue of 1695: The Book of the Junior Proctor (MacGregor, ed.) Novr. 6 – paid for the Carriage of Mr. Pennants Present of a Box of Fossils – 0-2-6