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GB-110/JES/ADD/20
Title
Friedrich Ernst Ludwig von Fischer, London, to Sir James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk]
Letter date
20 Aug 1824
Author(s)
Friedrich Ernst Ludwig von Fischer 1782-1854
Number of Pages
4
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GB-110/JES/ADD/20 from Friedrich Ernst Ludwig von Fischer, London, to Sir James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk] (20 August 1824)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/ADD/20 from Friedrich Ernst Ludwig von Fischer, London, to Sir James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk] (20 August 1824) Close
Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Fischer, Friedrich Ernst Ludwig von
Sent from:
London
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent to location:
Norwich, Norfolk
Summary:
Disappointed to be in England but unable to visit Smith in Norwich, for second time. Sent by the Emperor Alexander [I of Russia (1777-1825)] to obtain living plants for the St Petersburg Imperial Botanic Garden; brief history of the garden; he only has three months before expected back at St Petersburg. Encloses paper for Smith from Jussieu. Hopeful he can start work on a "Flora Russica"
Letter date:
20 Aug 1824
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
21
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Finding Aids | Hutt, C M, "List of additional correspondence of Sir James Edward Smith" Linnean Society. |
