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GB-110/JES/COR/3/105
Title
José Francisco Corrêa de Serra, Boston, [Massachusetts], to James Edward Smith, London
Letter date
18 Nov 1813
Author(s)
José Francisco Corrêa de Serra 1750-1823
Number of Pages
3
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GB-110/JES/COR/3/105 from José Francisco Corrêa de Serra, Boston, [Massachusetts], to James Edward Smith, London (18 November 1813)
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Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Serra, José Francisco Corrêa de
Sent from:
Boston, Massachusetts
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent to location:
London
Summary:
Botany still in its infancy in America, with only a scattering of amateurs and European "travelling gardeners" collecting for the gardens and nurseries of Europe. Introduces [Jacob] Bigelow, only botanist of merit he has met in his two years in America, except for [Henry] Muhlenberg.
Letter date:
18 Nov 1813
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
3.194
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Additional | Smith replied 12 Jan [1813] and 15 Jan [1813] |
| 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. |
| Publn Note | Smith, P (ed.), (1832). "Memoir and correspondence of... Sir James Edward Smith" London: Longman, vol 2, pp.221-223. |
