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GB-110/JES/COR/2/136
Title
Francis Buchanan, Callander, [Stirling], to Sir James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk]
Letter date
27 Oct 1815
Author(s)
Francis Hamilton 1762-1829
Number of Pages
4
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GB-110/JES/COR/2/136 from Francis Buchanan, Callander, [Stirling], to Sir James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk] (27 October 1815)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/2/136 from Francis Buchanan, Callander, [Stirling], to Sir James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk] (27 October 1815) Close
Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Hamilton, Francis
Sent from:
Callander, Stirling
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent to location:
Norwich, Norfolk
Summary:
Received Smith's letter of 25 September. Prevented from meeting Smith but will endeavour to do so the next time both are in London. "That vain, empty creature Lord Moira" [Francis Edward Rawdon-Hastings (1754-1826) 1st Marquess of Hastings, Governor-General of India, 1813-1823] has seized all his natural history drawings made during his survey of India and disrupted his publication plans. Proposes an alternative scheme and discusses the benefits and drawbacks of writing in English or Latin. At present Edinburgh is the most eligible location for settling. Wishes to join the Linnean Society.
Letter date:
27 Oct 1815
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
2.228
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Related Material | For further discussion of confiscation of Hamilton's collections see JES/COR/2/137-138; JES/COR/2/141-143; JES/COR/2/145. |
| 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. |
| Copies | Transcript available from Linnean Society Library. |
| Additional | Smith replied 13 Feb 1816 |
