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Ref No
GB-110/JES/COR/1/27
Title
Adam Afzelius, Free Town, Sierra Leone, to James Edward Smith
Letter date
30 Dec 1792
Author(s)
Adam Afzelius 1750-1837
Number of Pages
2
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GB-110/JES/COR/1/27 from Adam Afzelius, Free Town, Sierra Leone, to James Edward Smith (30 December 1792)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/1/27 from Adam Afzelius, Free Town, Sierra Leone, to James Edward Smith (30 December 1792) Close
Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Afzelius, Adam
Sent from:
Free Town, Sierra Leone
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Summary:
Thanks for books. Sending a box of living plants and seeds. Praises Governor [John] Clarkson, who is returning to England, for his kindness to himself and [François] Borone in finding them "proper habitation". Will send dry plants, fruits, seeds and insects on the next sailing vessel for Smith and other friends.
Letter date:
30 Dec 1792
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
1.48
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. |
| Additional | Smith replied 2 Jul 1793 |
