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GB-110/JES/COR/2/78
Title
James Brodie, Brodiehouse, near Forres, [Elginshire], to James Edward Smith
Letter date
18 Dec 1799
Author(s)
James Brodie 1744-1824
Number of Pages
2
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GB-110/JES/COR/2/78 from James Brodie, Brodiehouse, near Forres, [Elginshire], to James Edward Smith (18 December 1799)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/2/78 from James Brodie, Brodiehouse, near Forres, [Elginshire], to James Edward Smith (18 December 1799) Close
Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Brodie, James
Sent from:
Forres, Moray
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Summary:
Has spent the last eight months in the 2nd Regiment militia which has prevented him from pursuing his botany interests. Glad Smith has seen 'Cycas revoluta', Smith will to determine whether the genus should with the palms or the ferns. Jokes that the "ardour in botanical pursuits is so great" he would not be surprised to hear Smith had found [Carl Peter] Thunberg's 'Disa longicornis', 'Serapias melaleuca' and 'Ixia maculata' in Britain.
Letter date:
18 Dec 1799
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
2.135
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. |
