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GB-110/JES/COR/3/102
Title
José Francisco Corrêa de Serra, London, to James Edward Smith
Letter date
3 Sep 1800
Author(s)
José Francisco Corrêa de Serra 1750-1823
Number of Pages
2
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GB-110/JES/COR/3/102 from José Francisco Corrêa de Serra, London, to James Edward Smith (3 September 1800)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/3/102 from José Francisco Corrêa de Serra, London, to James Edward Smith (3 September 1800) Close
Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Serra, José Francisco Corrêa de
Sent from:
London
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Summary:
Has heard of Smith's ill health from [Richard] Salisbury. Reassures Smith that the parcel he sent for [Rodrigo] de Sousa [Countinho] has not arrived too late and it will sail on the "Hero of the Nile". Ensures Smith that the paper he writes for the [Lisbon] Academy will be safely conveyed. Grateful for Smith's having looked at the 'Mazeutoxeron', and although his paper is much earlier than [Jacques Julien Houton de] la Billardière's [Antoine Laurent de] Jussieu has decided to support the old name, however he is going to speak to Billardière about it.
Letter date:
3 Sep 1800
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
3.19
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Publn Note | Smith, P (ed.), (1832). "Memoir and correspondence of... Sir James Edward Smith" London: Longman, vol 2, pp.219-220. |
| Related Material | For further discussion of 'Mazeutoxeron' see JES/COR/3/102. |
