Samuel Goodenough, Ealing, [Middlesex], to James Edward Smith, 12 Great Marlborough Street, [London]

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Ref No GB-110/JES/COR/11/16
Title Samuel Goodenough, Ealing, [Middlesex], to James Edward Smith, 12 Great Marlborough Street, [London]
Letter date 16 Sep 1793
Author(s) Samuel Goodenough 1743-1827
Number of Pages 4

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GB-110/JES/COR/11/16 from Samuel Goodenough, Ealing, [Middlesex], to James Edward Smith, 12 Great Marlborough Street, [London] (16 September 1793)

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Item Type: Document
From: Goodenough, Samuel
Sent from: Ealing, Middlesex
To: Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent to location: London
Summary:

Has just returned from a month long visit to Hastings, Sussex, where he saw the India, Jamaica, and Oporto fleets and collected marine plants. Fishermen brought a blue shark, 'Squalus glaucus', to shore, and as [Thomas] Pennant had only briefly spoken of the species decided to make a full description of it, and had an outline drawing of it made; proposes it for a paper [published as 'A Description of the Porbeagle Shark']. Has a specimen of 'Asplenium marinum' for Linnean Society herbarium. Found two new 'Ulvae' at Hastings. Asks the progress of printing of his paper on 'Carex'; wishes [John] Sibthorp could see it before he finishes his "Flora Oxoniensis". Baroness [Henriette Charlotte von] Itzenplitz has giving birth to a son at Kew.
On reverse of letter note "do get my vol. of Phil. Transactions" and a column of amounts of money.

Letter date: 16 Sep 1793
Languages: English
Prev Ref No: 11.3
Additional Information:
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AdditionalSmith replied 22 [Sep 1793]
Related MaterialGoodenough's paper on the Porbeagle shark was cited in a dispute between Hugh Davies and Edward Donovan, see letters from Davies to Smith JES/COR/4/27; JES/COR/4/30; and letter from Goodenough to Smith JES/COR/11/68; JES/COR/11/79; JES/COR/11/80. Goodenough, S, 'A Description of the Porbeagle Shark, the Squalus Cornubicus of Gmelin, Var. a.', "Transactions of the Linnean Society of London", 1797 3(1), pp.80-83. Goodenough, S, 'Observations on the British Species of Carex', "Transactions of the Linnean Society of London", 1794 2(1), pp.126-211. Sibthorp, J, (1794). "Flora Oxoniensis, exhibens plantas in agro Oxoniensi..." Oxonia: Typis Academicus.
Publn NoteSmith, P (ed.), (1832). "Memoir and correspondence of... Sir James Edward Smith" London: Longman, vol 1, pp.525-526.
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.