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GB-110/JES/COR/4/28
Title
Hugh Davies, Beaumares, Anglesea, to James Edward Smith, Covent Garden, London
Letter date
17 Mar 1809
Author(s)
Hugh Davies 1739-1821
Number of Pages
4
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GB-110/JES/COR/4/28 from Hugh Davies, Beaumares, Anglesea, to James Edward Smith, Covent Garden, London (17 March 1809)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/4/28 from Hugh Davies, Beaumares, Anglesea, to James Edward Smith, Covent Garden, London (17 March 1809) Close
Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Davies, Hugh
Sent from:
Beaumares, Anglesea
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent to location:
London
Summary:
Has sent a package including specimens of 'Salix', a possible variation of 'Oenanthe pimpinelloides', and a 'Adiantum capillus-veneris' sent for the curiosity of where it grew. Encloses a fern [extant] omitted from the package. Thanks Smith for the prescription of ginger which has helped his health, however is now suffering from a severe bout of rheumatism. Asks whether he should be sea bathing for relief at the age of 70. Requests specimens of 'Daviesia umbellulata' and 'Daviesia corymbosa'.
Specimen of fern.
Letter date:
17 Mar 1809
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
4.42
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Additional | Smith replied 25 [Mar 1809] |
| 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. |
