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GB-110/JES/COR/1/48
Title
Sir Joseph Banks, Revesby Abbey, [Revesby, Lincolnshire], to James Edward Smith, a la Croix de Fer, Rue St Denis, [Paris, France]
Letter date
24 Sep 1786
Author(s)
Sir Joseph, baronet Banks 1743-1820
Number of Pages
3
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GB-110/JES/COR/1/48 from Sir Joseph Banks, Revesby Abbey, [Revesby, Lincolnshire], to James Edward Smith, a la Croix de Fer, Rue St Denis, [Paris, France] (24 September 1786)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/1/48 from Sir Joseph Banks, Revesby Abbey, [Revesby, Lincolnshire], to James Edward Smith, a la Croix de Fer, Rue St Denis, [Paris, France] (24 September 1786) Close
Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Banks, Sir Joseph
Sent from:
Revesby, Lincolnshire
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent to location:
Paris, France
Summary:
As of yet has been unable to see [Charles Louis] L'Héritier [de Brutelle's] herbarium. Encloses two letters of introduction for Naples, one for Sir William Hamilton and the other to [John] Graeffer [(d 1802)], the gardener Banks sent to the Queen of Naples, from whom Banks believes Smith will receive more assistance. Danish botanist [Olof] Swartz has returned to London from the West Indies.
Letter date:
24 Sep 1786
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
1.83
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Publn Note | Smith, P (ed.), (1832). "Memoir and correspondence of... Sir James Edward Smith" London: Longman, vol 1, p.207. |
| Related Material | For copy of Banks' letter of introduction to Sir William Hamilton, see JES/COR/1/49. For death of Graeffer, see Aylmer Bourke Lambert's letter to Smith of 24 September 1802, JES/COR/6/29. |
| 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. |
