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Strata and their contents, to be fitted up in their natural Order in a 
Room at Woburn. 
In 1802, The Discovery, and the confirmation thereof by numerous 
Organized Fossils, and other Specimens, was fully explained at Bath, 
to the late Mr. Wm. Reynolds, of Coalbrook Dale who showed a Copy 
of my original account drawn up in 1799, which, he said was not 
secret, but to his knowledge had been widely circulated." Dr. Beddoes, 
and several other Scientific Gentlemen were of the Party. 
In the latter part of the same year the subject was explained by 
Maps & Sections to Mr. Crawshay, who requested me to wait on the 
Marquis of Bute, to whom the Maps and Papers were fully explained ; 
and again in July 1804, to a large party of Mr. Crawshay's Friends in 
London. 
In May, 1804, this subject was lecommended to the attention of 
the Board of Agiiculture by a Letter from His Grace the Duke of 
Bedford, veiy fully explained at the Woburn and Holkham Sheep- 
shearings ; and in July following. His Grace the Duke of Bedford 
came from Longleat to Bath, to see my Geological Collection, then 
arranged in the Order of Strata, in small Boxes on the Floor. Dr. 
Randolph was present at this explanation. 
In the autumn of 1804, the Collection was removed to London, 
and fitted up in the Order of Strata. All this was previous to the 
estabhshment of the Geological Society in 1807. Early in 1808, Mr. 
Greenough and Sir James Hall called in Buckingham Street, and saw 
the Collection, and on the 8th of March, repeated their visit. 
While I was thus spreading the infoimation, and in all parts of 
the country which I travelled over, practically exhibiting its utihty 
in the various works which I executed, my Brother was spreading it 
by his works in the West, Mr. Farey in the North, and in all parts by 
his vaiious Pubhcations, and the Rev^. J. Townsend by his works, and, 
personally, to most of the learned & distinguished visitors of Bath. 
Dr. Kidd and others who have since distinguished themselves by 
PuHcations on the subject, saw the Original Collection in my house ; 
and by repeated reference to other Collections, similarly arranged 
ever since my first pubhc disclosure in 1799, any Gentleman, Foreigners 
or Natives, had unhmited opportunities of acquiring the most particular 
knowledge of the subject : and, thus through the great exertions of 
my truly good friend the Rev^. Benjamin Richardson, and the inde- 
