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GB-110/JES/COR/3/79
Title
DeWitt Clinton, Albany, [New York], to Sir James Edward Smith
Letter date
20 Sep 1827
Author(s)
DeWitt Clinton 1769-1828
Number of Pages
2
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GB-110/JES/COR/3/79 from DeWitt Clinton, Albany, [New York], to Sir James Edward Smith (20 September 1827)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/3/79 from DeWitt Clinton, Albany, [New York], to Sir James Edward Smith (20 September 1827) Close
Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Clinton, DeWitt
Sent from:
Albany, New York
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Summary:
His son [George William Clinton] who is destined for the medical profession, is enthusiastic in the pursuits of natural history and admires Smith and is sending him some specimens, hints that an acknowledgment would be appreciated. Received Smith's of 26 June. Comments on how much the names of [Thomas William Coke] and Smith are appreciated in his country. [David] Hosack has married "an excellent woman with a splendid fortune".
Small newspaper clipping attached entitled "More Wonders", a humorous piece on natural history curiosities and "gentlemens' corsets".
Letter date:
20 Sep 1827
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
3.143
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. |
| Publn Note | Smith, P (ed.), (1832). "Memoir and correspondence of... Sir James Edward Smith" London: Longman, vol 2, p.243 [the bulk of the transcribed letter is JES/COR/3/78]. |
