Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Rubio, Simon de Roxas Clemente y
Sent from:
London
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Summary:
Has come to England partly to see the Linnaean collections but frustrated by the distance Smith lives from London; sends five specimens for Smith's opinion that he would have consulted about in person if it was possible. Requests a specimen of 'Hypnum myosuroides'. Leaving England in a month to visit Morocco, from where he will attempt to reach the interior of Africa with Domingo Badia [Ali Bey al-Abbasi (1766-1818), Spanish explorer]; author of a plan for finding new discoveries in Africa commissioned by Spanish government. [Antonio José] Cavanilles hoped Clemente would be able to visit Smith, desirous of some remark if this is agreeable.
Smith has annotated "the lichens were 'pollinarius', 'subfuseus' on walls, 'vinellus', 'cerinus' & 'saxicola'" and one near 'paellus' which could not be determined.
Letter date:
24 Oct 1802
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
3.139
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|
| Additional | Smith replied 2 Nov [1802] |
| Related Material | For Clemente's mention of this letter of 8 November 1802, see JES/COR/3/77. |
| 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. |
