Mary Watson-Wentworth to James Edward Smith

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Ref No GB-110/JES/COR/15/88
Title Mary Watson-Wentworth to James Edward Smith
Letter date 25 Feb [1790]
Author(s) Mary Watson- Wentworth 1735-1804
Number of Pages 4

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GB-110/JES/COR/15/88 from Mary Watson-Wentworth to James Edward Smith (25 February 1790)

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Item Type: Document
From: Wentworth, Mary Watson-
To: Smith, Sir James Edward
Summary:

Sent sprig of 'Myrtus tomentosa' via [William] Weddell to be drawn by [James] Sowerby, she and Grieg, her gardener, are unclear on it having previously only seen the specimen [Harvey] Spragg gave Smith last year.
Greig is in London to buy corn and would like to hear Smith's lecture; will stand behind a door if necessary. Grieg has had cough again for three weeks and though appetite strong his voice has altered and his face drawn, she believes these are constant indicators of consumption and asks Smith to examine him. Unless the 'Strelitzia' stays out in flower doubts whether she can come to see it.

Letter date: 25 Feb [1790]
Languages: English
Prev Ref No: 15.163
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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.