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GB-110/JES/COR/2/9
Title
William Baldwin, Savannah, [Georgia], to Sir James Edward Smith
Letter date
7 Mar 1817
Author(s)
William Baldwin 1779-1819
Number of Pages
2
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GB-110/JES/COR/2/9 from William Baldwin, Savannah, [Georgia], to Sir James Edward Smith (7 March 1817)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/2/9 from William Baldwin, Savannah, [Georgia], to Sir James Edward Smith (7 March 1817) Close
Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Baldwin, William
Sent from:
Savannah, Georgia, USA
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Summary:
Introduces himself and sends a few specimens from Georgia at the request of John Fraser. Also sends the root of an unknown palm from East Florida with a sample of the starch procured from it, knowledge of which having come from the Seminole Indians. Has an extensive collection of Georgian specimens but is anxious to know which plants are also native to Europe. Refers to a desiderata and requests 'Convolvulus salopa', for reason of it generally being supposed to be Michaux's 'Ipomoea macrorhiza'. From experiments has deduced that 'I. macrorhiza' possesses no purgative qualities and may be eaten like 'C. batatas'.
Letter date:
7 Mar 1817
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
2.16
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Additional | Smith replied 7 May 1819 |
| Related Material | For Baldwin's list of desiderata see JES/COR/2/8. For John Fraser's letter to Smith of 3 April 1817 forwarding this letter, see JES/ADD/36. |
| Finding Aids | Dawson, W R, (1934). "Catalogue of the manuscripts in the Library of The Linnean Society - Part I. The Smith papers: The correspondence and miscellaneous papers of Sir James Edward Smith", London: Linnean Society. |
