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GB-110/JES/COR/2/62
Title
Francis Boott, Matlock, [Derbyshire], to Sir James Edward Smith, Dunstan Hall, near Chesterfield, [Derbyshire]
Letter date
5 Jul 1820
Author(s)
Francis Boott 1792-1863
Number of Pages
4
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GB-110/JES/COR/2/62 from Francis Boott, Matlock, [Derbyshire], to Sir James Edward Smith, Dunstan Hall, near Chesterfield, [Derbyshire] (5 July 1820)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/2/62 from Francis Boott, Matlock, [Derbyshire], to Sir James Edward Smith, Dunstan Hall, near Chesterfield, [Derbyshire] (5 July 1820) Close
Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Boott, Francis
Sent from:
Matlock, Derbyshire
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent to location:
Chesterfield, Derbyshire
Summary:
Married [Mary] Hardcastle on 3 July, a piece of wedding cake was sent to Smith. An account of the courtship, beginning with their first acquaintance in 1811, credits her mother with teaching him botany and leading him to appreciate literature, and account of his abortive attempt to return to America and devote himself solely to the study of botany.
Letter date:
5 Jul 1820
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
2.107
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. |
