Henry Bryant, Heydon, [Norfolk], to James Edward Smith, 10 Great Windmill Street, Haymarket, [London]

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Ref No GB-110/JES/COR/2/103
Title Henry Bryant, Heydon, [Norfolk], to James Edward Smith, 10 Great Windmill Street, Haymarket, [London]
Letter date 27 Feb 1784
Author(s) Henry Bryant 1721-1799
Number of Pages 3

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GB-110/JES/COR/2/103 from Henry Bryant, Heydon, [Norfolk], to James Edward Smith, 10 Great Windmill Street, Haymarket, [London] (27 February 1784)

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Item Type: Document
From: Bryant, Henry
Sent from: Heydon, Norfolk
To: Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent to location: London
Summary:

Thanks Smith for "the very agreeable" description of the genus 'Monachorum' and praises the purity of the language. The very harsh winter has prevented him from botanising. Concern for the misfortunes of [William] Hudson [his collections were lost in a fire in 1783]. Criticism of writing capabilities of [James] Dickson and his intention to "publishing something new in the Cryptogamian way".

Letter date: 27 Feb 1784
Languages: English
Prev Ref No: 2.169
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Finding AidsDawson, 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.