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GB-110/JES/COR/23/17
Title
John Hope, Edinburgh, to James Edward Smith, at Sir Joseph Bank's house, Soho, London
Letter date
24 Apr 1786
Author(s)
John Hope 1725-1786
Number of Pages
4
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GB-110/JES/COR/23/17 from John Hope, Edinburgh, to James Edward Smith, at Sir Joseph Bank's house, Soho, London (24 April 1786)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/23/17 from John Hope, Edinburgh, to James Edward Smith, at Sir Joseph Bank's house, Soho, London (24 April 1786) Close
Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Hope, John
Sent from:
Edinburgh
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent to location:
London
Summary:
Thanks for copy of Smith's dissertation ["on the sexes of plants" (1786)] and for dedicating it to him. On further consideration has decided against his plans for large scale publication of entirety of 'Asafoetida', especially as Sir Joseph Banks had done it in best way possible. Pleased by Smith's intention to publish new edition of "Species plantarum"; wishes that the King would give Smith a pension so that he could give up medicine for Botany.
Letter date:
24 Apr 1786
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
23.35
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. |
| Related Material | Linnaeus, C, and Smith, J E (tr.), (1786). "A dissertation on the sexes of plants. Translated from the Latin of Linnaeus." London: George Nicol for the Author. |
