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GB-110/JES/COR/1/29
Title
Adam Afzelius, Torbay, [Devon], to James Edward Smith
Letter date
13 Feb 1794
Author(s)
Adam Afzelius 1750-1837
Number of Pages
2
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GB-110/JES/COR/1/29 from Adam Afzelius, Torbay, [Devon], to James Edward Smith (13 February 1794)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/1/29 from Adam Afzelius, Torbay, [Devon], to James Edward Smith (13 February 1794) Close
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Item Type:
Document
From:
Afzelius, Adam
Sent from:
Torbay, Devon
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Summary:
Has been prevented from sailing to Sierra Leone by unfavourable weather but hopes to depart soon. Pleased that Smith proposes to publish a new edition of Hudson's "Flora Anglica". Claims priority in botanical works as discoverer of plants he found first. Values Smith's letters and friendship and asks him to write to him in Sierra Leone.
Letter date:
13 Feb 1794
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
1.5
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Related Material | Hudson, W, (1762). "Flora Anglica", Londinum: [privately]. |
| 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 10 Mar [1794] |
