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GB-110/JES/COR/19/116
Title
Sir James Edward Smith, Cowes, [Isle of Wight], to Pleasance Smith, Lowestoft, Suffolk
Letter date
9 Jun 1821
Author(s)
Sir James Edward Smith 1759-1828
Number of Pages
4
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GB-110/JES/COR/19/116 from Sir James Edward Smith, Cowes, [Isle of Wight], to Pleasance Smith, Lowestoft, Suffolk (9 June 1821)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/19/116 from Sir James Edward Smith, Cowes, [Isle of Wight], to Pleasance Smith, Lowestoft, Suffolk (9 June 1821) Close
Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent from:
Isle of Wight
To:
Smith, Pleasance
Sent to location:
Lowestoft, Suffolk
Summary:
Account of his [and Harriet's] journey from London to Cowes, including visit to Dr Hill and family in Southampton. Account of their reception by Lady Ramsay and her son, who is a keen botanist, and how they have spent their time. The "Linnaean Correspondence" much admired and likely to sell well; his "Grammar of Botany" ridiculously abused in the "Eclectic Review".
Letter date:
9 Jun 1821
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
19.246
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Related Material | Linnaeus, C, and Smith, J E (ed.), (1821). "A selection of the correspondence of Linnaeus and other naturalists, from the original manuscripts." London: Longman &c. Smith, J E, (1821). "A grammar of botany, illustrative of artificial, as well as natural, classification, with an explanation of Jussieu's system." London: Longman. |
| 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. |
