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Ref No
GB-110/JES/COR/21/44
Title
Arthur Bruce, 53 Nicholsons Street, Edinburgh, to James Edward Smith, Surrey Street, Norwich, [Norfolk]
Letter date
5 Jun 1797
Author(s)
Arthur Bruce 1726-1805
Number of Pages
4
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GB-110/JES/COR/21/44 from Arthur Bruce, 53 Nicholsons Street, Edinburgh, to James Edward Smith, Surrey Street, Norwich, [Norfolk] (5 June 1797)
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Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Bruce, Arthur
Sent from:
Edinburgh
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent to location:
Norwich, Norfolk
Summary:
Received Smith's letter of 19 [May 1797]; glad specimens reached him. Congratulates Smith on his move to Norwich and his marriage. Feels his advancing age; offers to bequeath his herbarium to Smith. News of Dr Woolcombe and Mr McRitchie. Rejoices at prosperity of Linnean Society and success of "Linnean Transactions".
Letter date:
5 Jun 1797
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
21.77
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Additional | Smith replied 18 [Jun 1797] |
| 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. |
