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GB-110/JES/AM/59
Title
Alexander Macleay, Transport Office, [London], to James Edward Smith
Letter date
17 Nov 1810
Author(s)
Alexander Macleay 1767-1848
Number of Pages
6
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GB-110/JES/AM/59 from Alexander Macleay, Transport Office, [London], to James Edward Smith (17 November 1810)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/AM/59 from Alexander Macleay, Transport Office, [London], to James Edward Smith (17 November 1810) Close
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Item Type:
Document
From:
Macleay, Alexander
Sent from:
London
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Summary:
[William] Bullock [(c 1773-1849), naturalist and antiquary] elected to Linnean Society by majority of 21 votes, in spite of [William Elford] Leach's efforts to blackball him, for which he was reprimanded by the Chair; Smith mistaken in involvement of [Edward] Donovan [(1768-1837), zoologist], who tried to persuade Leach against such a course.
Laments death of [Jonas] Dryander; [Robert] Brown has succeeded him at Soho Square [as Sir Joseph Banks' librarian]; asks for Smith's suggestions for filling the vice-president position. Asks if it is essential for [William Jackson] Hooker's 'Andraea' paper to appear in present volume of "Linnean Transactions".
Letter date:
17 Nov 1810
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
Sm/M'L 59
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Additional | Smith replied 20 [Nov 1810] |
| Finding Aids | Correspondence-Smith/McLeay handlist, Linnean Society. |
| Related Material | For letter of 21 November 1810 from William George Maton to Smith on Leach-Bullock controversy, see JES/COR/24/11; for letter of 5 December 1810 from Samuel Goodenough to Smith on same, see JES/COR/11/92; for letter of 7 December 1810 from Smith to Goodenough on same, see JES/COR/11/93. Hooker, W J, 'Some Observations on the Genus Andraea; with Descriptions of four British Species', "Transactions of the Linnean Society of London", 1811 10(2), pp.381-398. |
