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GB-110/JES/COR/5/43
Title
James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk], to Romanus Adolph Hedwig
Letter date
22 Feb 1804
Author(s)
Sir James Edward Smith 1759-1828
Number of Pages
1-2
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GB-110/JES/COR/5/43 from James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk], to Romanus Adolph Hedwig (22 February 1804)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/5/43 from James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk], to Romanus Adolph Hedwig (22 February 1804) Close
Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent from:
Norwich, Norfolk
To:
Hedwig, Romanus Adolph
Summary:
Hedwig's letter of August 1802 did not arrive until May 1803; delayed replying until able to send packet of plants but frustrated. Thanks for signet ring, which he wears in remembrance of Hedwig's father, [Johann Hedwig (1730-1799)]; praises his work, which he has used in classifying mosses for "Flora Britannica" vol 3. Offers to propose Hedwig as a FMLS
Letter date:
22 Feb 1804
Languages:
Latin
Prev Ref No:
5.8
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Additional | Dated 22 February 1804, evidently in error. |
| Related Material | For Hedwig's letter of 2 August 1802, to which this is a reply, see JES/COR/5/42. Smith, J E, (1800-1804). "Flora Britannica" London: Davis. |
| 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. |
