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GB-110/JES/COR/6/84
Title
Aylmer Bourke Lambert to Sir James Edward Smith
Letter date
31 Jan 1815
Author(s)
Aylmer Bourke Lambert 1761-1842
Number of Pages
4
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GB-110/JES/COR/6/84 from Aylmer Bourke Lambert to Sir James Edward Smith (31 January 1815)
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Item Type:
Document
From:
Lambert, Aylmer Bourke
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Summary:
Thanks for turkey. Sir Richard Hoare in town and about to print first part of his work on North Wiltshire. Pleased with Smith's life of [John] Ray in new volume of the "Ency[clopedia]" [Abraham Rees' "Cyclopedia"], paragraphs of which "for men of science [ought] to be written in letters of gold". Problems in obtaining collections of [José Antonio] Pavon, [Alexander] Macleay is acting as his agent. Bequeaths this collection to Smith if he should die first [Lambert outlived Smith and his collections were sold and dispersed].
Letter date:
31 Jan 1815
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
6.16
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 | Rees, A (comp.) et al, (1819-1820). "The cyclopædia, or, universal dictionary of arts, sciences, and literature." London: Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown. Hoare, R C, (1812-1821). "The ancient history of South [and North] Wiltshire." London : W. Miller; please note not available from Linnean Society Library but available in British Library. |
