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GB-110/JES/COR/6/120
Title
John Lightfoot, Uxbridge, [Middlesex], to James Edward Smith, 14 Paradise Row, Chelsea, near London
Letter date
5 May 1785
Author(s)
John Lightfoot 1735-1788
Number of Pages
3
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GB-110/JES/COR/6/120 from John Lightfoot, Uxbridge, [Middlesex], to James Edward Smith, 14 Paradise Row, Chelsea, near London (5 May 1785)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/6/120 from John Lightfoot, Uxbridge, [Middlesex], to James Edward Smith, 14 Paradise Row, Chelsea, near London (5 May 1785) Close
Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Lightfoot, John
Sent from:
Uxbridge, Middlesex
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent to location:
Chelsea, London
Summary:
The Duchess of Portland [Margaret Cavendish Bentinck (1715-1785) wife of 2nd Duke of Portland] pleased to see Smith's collection, thanks for her presents. Offers to support Smith's candidature at Royal Society. Asks Smith to examine 'Murex ambiguus', 'Murex despectus', and 'Murex corneus' of Linnaeus.
[Part of second folio cropped, no significant information appears to be missing]
Letter date:
5 May 1785
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
6.215
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Additional | Smith replied 20 [May 1785] |
| Publn Note | Smith, P (ed.), (1832). "Memoir and correspondence of... Sir James Edward Smith" London: Longman, vol 1, pp.135-136. |
| 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. |
