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GB-110/JES/COR/7/9
Title
Thomas Martyn, Pertenhall, [Bedfordshire], to James Edward Smith, Old Hummum, Covent Garden, London
Letter date
16 Jun 1813
Author(s)
Thomas Martyn 1735-1825
Number of Pages
3
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GB-110/JES/COR/7/9 from Thomas Martyn, Pertenhall, [Bedfordshire], to James Edward Smith, Old Hummum, Covent Garden, London (16 June 1813)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/7/9 from Thomas Martyn, Pertenhall, [Bedfordshire], to James Edward Smith, Old Hummum, Covent Garden, London (16 June 1813) Close
Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Martyn, Thomas
Sent from:
Pertenhall, Bedfordshire
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent to location:
London
Summary:
Smith's candidature for Botany Professorship at Cambridge University. Relates Smith's progress, has support of vice-chancellor [William Chafy (1779-1843) vice-chancellor 1813 & 1829] but some trustees [of the Botanic Garden] may be hostile. Details of his salary, £200 per annum.
Letter date:
16 Jun 1813
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
7.14
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. |
