Samuel Goodenough, Berners Street, London, to Sir James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk]

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Ref No GB-110/JES/COR/12/17
Title Samuel Goodenough, Berners Street, London, to Sir James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk]
Letter date 29 Jan 1816
Author(s) Samuel Goodenough 1743-1827
Number of Pages 4

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GB-110/JES/COR/12/17 from Samuel Goodenough, Berners Street, London, to Sir James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk] (29 January 1816)

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

Sorry to receive Smith's confirmation of the report that [Thomas] Marsham had appropriated £600 of funds from the Linnean Society for his own use. The report was first brought to him by [Aylmer Bourke] Lambert, who received it from [William Elford] Leach, and after questioning Leach learns that the loss is not as great as £600 and Marsham has since paid £300 for renewing the lease of the Society's building. Goodenough proposes a fundraising subscription to save the Society and a "great entrenchment of finances", starting with employing an additional person to justify [Robert] Brown's excessive salary for eight hours of attendance a week as librarian. Laments Smith's absence as Lambert does not have the experience to deal with the situation.
In a postscript Goodenough writes that Marsham's son attended a Council called to discuss the matter, and said that the money would be forthcoming; confusion over whether Marsham had resigned as Treasurer. Goodenough refused [William] Kirby's canvassing letter.

Letter date: 29 Jan 1816
Languages: English
Prev Ref No: 12.3
Additional Information:
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AdditionalSmith replied 31 [Jan 1816]