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GB-110/JES/COR/2/11
Title
John Baldwin, Inglethorp Grange, near Skipton, Yorkshire, to Sir James Edward Smith
Letter date
2 Nov 1819
Author(s)
John Baldwin 1810-1819
Number of Pages
6
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GB-110/JES/COR/2/11 from John Baldwin, Inglethorp Grange, near Skipton, Yorkshire, to Sir James Edward Smith (2 November 1819)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/2/11 from John Baldwin, Inglethorp Grange, near Skipton, Yorkshire, to Sir James Edward Smith (2 November 1819) Close
Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Baldwin, John
Sent from:
Skipton, Yorkshire
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Summary:
Sending the specimen of wood and petrified moss for the Linnean Society as offered in his previous letter. Has made an experiment on wood growth with a willow similar to the one that Smith has intentions of doing himself, and offers to send a specimen if requested.
A theological observation inspired by Smith's "Introduction to Botany", 'Monocotyledones' and Matthew 6:26-29 ["consider the lily of the fields"].
Letter date:
2 Nov 1819
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
2.19
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| 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. |
| Related Material | For earlier discussion of specimens see JES/COR/2/10. For discussion of the Biblical "lily of the fields" by George D'Oyly, see JES/COR/8/1-2. Smith, J E, (1807). "An Introduction to Physiological and Systematical Botany." London: Longman. |
