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Ref No
GB-110/JES/COR/1/30
Title
Adam Afzelius, Free Town, Sierra Leone, to James Edward Smith
Letter date
8 May 1794
Author(s)
Adam Afzelius 1750-1837
Number of Pages
2
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GB-110/JES/COR/1/30 from Adam Afzelius, Free Town, Sierra Leone, to James Edward Smith (8 May 1794)
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Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Afzelius, Adam
Sent from:
Free Town, Sierra Leone
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Summary:
The voyage from Torbay, Devon, to Sierra Leone. Fears that the collection of "natural productions" taken to England by William Dawes, [outgoing Governor of Sierra Leone], will moulder in Sierra Leone House. Has started collecting. Queries 'Camwood'.
Letter date:
8 May 1794
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
1.51
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Additional | Smith replied 16 Feb 1795 |
| 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. |
