Francis Buchanan, Calcutta, [India], to James Edward Smith

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Ref No GB-110/JES/COR/2/121
Title Francis Buchanan, Calcutta, [India], to James Edward Smith
Letter date 14 Feb 1795
Author(s) Francis Hamilton 1762-1829
Number of Pages 2

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GB-110/JES/COR/2/121 from Francis Buchanan, Calcutta, [India], to James Edward Smith (14 February 1795)

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Item Type: Document
From: Hamilton, Francis
Sent from: Calcutta, India
To: Smith, Sir James Edward
Summary:

Ordered to attend the embassy going to Ava, Burma, and anticipates being away for nine to ten months, doubts he will find a draughtsman. Sent Smith plants and seeds via Messrs Mercer and Bryce. Asks Smith to remember him to old friends, especially Baillie Young and Lubboch.

Letter date: 14 Feb 1795
Languages: English
Prev Ref No: 2.199
Additional Information:
Note typeNote
CopiesTranscript available from Linnean Society Library.
Finding AidsDawson, 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.