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A Narrative of the Earthquake felt 
in Lincolnshire, and the neighbour- 
ing Counties, on the 25th of Feb. 
1792. Ina Letter from Edmund 
Turnor, Esq. F. R. 8. to Sir 
Joseph Banks, Bart. P. R. S. 
From the Philosophical Transactions 
Jor 1792. 
Dear Sir, 
HEN I heard of the earth- 
quake of the 25th of Fe- 
bruary Jast, which was felt in Lin- 
colushire, and some of the neigh- 
bouring counties, about a quarter 
before nine in the evening, I imme- 
diately wrote to my friend Captain 
Pennyman, at Little Paunton, near 
Grantham, desiring him to inform 
me of the duration and extent of 
the shock, the direction it came in, 
and the state of the weather before 
and after it was perceived. His re- 
marks, together with the subsequent 
information [ have obtained, great 
part of which I derive from your 
obliging communication, may serve 
to record this recent instance of a 
phenomenon, to the terrors of 
which this country is but little ex- 
posed. 
Lord Rawdon’s Information 
to Sir Joseph Banks. 
At Donnington Castle, Leicester- 
shire, Lord Rawdon’s steward was 
HISTORY. 
sitting with his back against an old 
massy stack of chimnies, which gave 
him a sensible shove; he at the same 
time saw the chairs of other per- 
sons in the rooms moye very visi- 
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Thomas Barker, Esq. 
in a Letter to Mr. Turnor. 
An earthquake was felt all over 
Rutlandshire. What I felt, and it 
was the general description given 
of it, was, that it came with a rat- 
tling noise, something like wheels 
running over a pavement, and a 
trembling shake, which those who 
were leaning against a wall felt 
more than those who were stand- 
ing, or sitting upright. It lasted a 
considerable time; different people 
estimated it from a quarter of a mi- 
nute toa minute. Several thought 
the noise and shake came from the 
north or the north-east; and indeed, 
I think I heard more of it from the 
northward than the southward of 
us. Some thought they heard a 
thunp, as of a heavy thing falling 
down ; but the rattling and shak- 
ing were much more taken notice 
of. Several persons at first suspect- 
ed it might be a ball of fire, but no 
such thing was seen; and many 
were immediately sensible it must 
be an earthquake, especially those 
who had felt one before. No ma- 
terial 
