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GB-110/JES/COR/1/16
Title
Johan Gustaf Acrel, Uppsala, [Sweden], to James Edward Smith, London
Letter date
4 Feb 1787
Author(s)
Johan Gustaf Acrel 1741-1801
Number of Pages
4
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GB-110/JES/COR/1/16 from Johan Gustaf Acrel, Uppsala, [Sweden], to James Edward Smith, London (4 February 1787)
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Item Type:
Document
From:
Acrel, Johan Gustaf
Sent from:
Uppsala, Sweden
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent to location:
London
Summary:
Hopes Smith will visit this country when he travels in Europe; received his letters of 22 June 1785 and 11 November 1785. Details of back numbers of "Proceedings of the Royal Society of Uppsala" and order by [Thomas] Pennant; contents of new volume; other new European publications. Requests anatomical writings of [William Cumberland] Cruikshank [(1745-1800), anatomist] and handbooks of [John] Hunter [(1728-1793), surgeon and anatomist]. Condemns rumours started by [Carl] Thunberg regarding sale price of Linnaean collections.
Letter date:
4 Feb 1787
Languages:
Latin
Prev Ref No:
1.29
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Additional | Smith replied 8 Oct 1788 |
| Copies | English translation available from Linnean Society Library. |
| 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. |
