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GB-110/JES/ADD/114
Title
William Withering, The Larches, [Birmingham, Warwickshire], to James Edward Smith, at the apartments of the Linnean Society, Panton Square, Coventry Street, London
Letter date
16 May 1804
Author(s)
William Withering 1775-1832
Number of Pages
4
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GB-110/JES/ADD/114 from William Withering, The Larches, [Birmingham, Warwickshire], to James Edward Smith, at the apartments of the Linnean Society, Panton Square, Coventry Street, London (16 May 1804)
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Item Type:
Document
From:
Withering, William
Sent from:
Birmingham, Warwickshire
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent to location:
London
Summary:
Sending box to Linnean Society containing 400 plants gathered in Portugal by himself and his father, [William Withering], most of which are present in the catalogue he presented to the Society last spring. Comments on "unfortunate necessity which most men now feel of forsaking the milder sciences which can only flourish in peaceable times, for the barbarous study of War".
Letter date:
16 May 1804
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
153
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Finding Aids | Hutt, C M, "List of additional correspondence of Sir James Edward Smith" Linnean Society. |
