Thomas Martyn, Pertenhall, near Kimbolton, [Bedfordshire], to James Edward Smith

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Ref No GB-110/JES/COR/7/5
Title Thomas Martyn, Pertenhall, near Kimbolton, [Bedfordshire], to James Edward Smith
Letter date 12 Dec 1805
Author(s) Thomas Martyn 1735-1825
Number of Pages 2

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GB-110/JES/COR/7/5 from Thomas Martyn, Pertenhall, near Kimbolton, [Bedfordshire], to James Edward Smith (12 December 1805)

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Item Type: Document
From: Martyn, Thomas
Sent from: Pertenhall, Bedfordshire
To: Smith, Sir James Edward
Summary:

Requests Smith's corrections and additions for third edition of "Language of Botany". Has finished work on "The gardener's and botanist's dictionary".

Letter date: 12 Dec 1805
Languages: English
Prev Ref No: 7.7
Additional Information:
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AdditionalSmith replied 6 Jan 1806
Related MaterialMartyn, T, (1796). "The language of botany: being a dictionary of the terms made use of in that science, principally by Linneus: with familiar explanations, and an attempt to establish significant English terms, the whole interspersed with critical remarks." London: White, 2nd ed; please note only 1st and 2nd editions available from Linnean Society Library. Miller, P, and Martyn, T (ed.), (1807). "The gardener's and botanist's dictionary... to which are... added A complete enumeration and description of all plants hitherto known... with the addition of all... improvements in landscape gardening... by Thomas Martyn..." London: Rivington.
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.