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Ref No
GB-110/JES/COR/2/18
Title
John Russell, Woburn Abbey, [Bedfordshire], to James Edward Smith
Letter date
11 Nov 1804
Author(s)
John, 6th Duke of Bedford Russell 1766-1839
Number of Pages
4
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GB-110/JES/COR/2/18 from John Russell, Woburn Abbey, [Bedfordshire], to James Edward Smith (11 November 1804)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/2/18 from John Russell, Woburn Abbey, [Bedfordshire], to James Edward Smith (11 November 1804) Close
Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Russell, John
Sent from:
Woburn Abbey, Bedfordshire
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Summary:
Satisfaction at Smith's division between 'Salix russelliana' and 'Salix fragilis' of Linnaeus. Describes his interest in this willow and notes how his grandfather [John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford (1710-1771)] introduced it to Bedfordshire and had it distributed amongst the tenants.
Letter date:
11 Nov 1804
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
2.33
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 further discussion of 'Salix russelliana', see letters JES/COR/1/4; JES/COR/1/5; JES/COR/1/7; JES/COR/2/23; and JES/COR/2/24. |
