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GB-110/JES/COR/20/5
Title
Charles Abbot, Bedford, [Bedfordshire], to James Edward Smith, London
Letter date
15 May 1801
Author(s)
Charles Abbot 1761-1817
Number of Pages
3
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GB-110/JES/COR/20/5 from Charles Abbot, Bedford, [Bedfordshire], to James Edward Smith, London (15 May 1801)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/20/5 from Charles Abbot, Bedford, [Bedfordshire], to James Edward Smith, London (15 May 1801) Close
Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Abbot, Charles
Sent from:
Bedford, Bedfordshire
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent to location:
London
Summary:
Sends 'Primula' for [James] Sowerby; first sent to him 2-3 years ago; rare in Bedfordshire and Worcestershire pastures and orchards; called the black cowslip; credits Mrs Abbot with its discovery. Sends specimens of female 'Salix russelliana' catkins and 'Bryum fragile' [James] Dickson from Aspley Wood.
Letter date:
15 May 1801
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
20.1
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. |
