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GB-110/JES/COR/1/77
Title
Sir Joseph Banks, Soho Square, [London], to James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk]
Letter date
20 Jan 1806
Author(s)
Sir Joseph, baronet Banks 1743-1820
Number of Pages
4
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GB-110/JES/COR/1/77 from Sir Joseph Banks, Soho Square, [London], to James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk] (20 January 1806)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/1/77 from Sir Joseph Banks, Soho Square, [London], to James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk] (20 January 1806) Close
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Item Type:
Document
From:
Banks, Sir Joseph
Sent from:
London
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent to location:
Norwich, Norfolk
Summary:
Urges Smith to reread his last letter [not extant] where Smith will find that Banks did not draw parallels between Smith and [Richard] Salisbury. Had Banks known how deep the quarrel between Smith and Salisbury had become he would never have undertaken the "hopeless task" of effecting a reconciliation, and now relinquishes it. Refers Smith to his advice in last letter, viz to refrain from personal altercations but by no means avoid potential discussion. Remarks that whilst he does not "feel the esteem for Salisbury [he] once did" he does not "despise his indefatigable industry".
Letter date:
20 Jan 1806
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
1.133
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. |
| Related Material | For Smith's letter dated Norwich 16 Jan 1806, to which this is a reply, see Banks correspondence at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, vol 2, No 324; Smith's reply to Banks dated Norwich 24 Jan 1806, Ibid, No 325; see Bridson, G D R, (1980), "Natural history manuscript resources in the British Isles" London, for further information. |
