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GB-110/JES/COR/4/31
Title
Hugh Davies, Beaumares, Anglesea, to James Edward Smith
Letter date
2 May 1814
Author(s)
Hugh Davies 1739-1821
Number of Pages
2
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GB-110/JES/COR/4/31 from Hugh Davies, Beaumares, Anglesea, to James Edward Smith (2 May 1814)
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Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Davies, Hugh
Sent from:
Beaumares, Anglesea
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Summary:
Sends a possible paper for "Linnean Transactions" for Smith to judge whether it makes any additional observations to what appears in George Montagu's [(1753–1815) naturalist] previous paper on Marine Animals [see Related Material]. Enquires after Smith's specimen of 'Lichen scaber' which was described in "English Botany" as a "great botanical rarity".
Letter date:
2 May 1814
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
4.51
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Related Material | Davies, H, 'Some Observations on the Sea Long-worm of Borlase, Gordius marinus of Montagu', "Transactions of the Linnean Society of London", 1816 11(2), pp.292-295. Montagu, G, 'Description of several Marine Animals found on the South Coast of Devonshire', "Transactions of the Linnean Society of London", 1804 7(1), pp.61-85. Davies, H, 'Remarks on Lichen scaber and some of its Allies', "Transactions of the Linnean Society of London", 1815 11(1), pp.79-85. Smith, J E, Sowerby, J, (1790-1814). "English Botany" London. |
| 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. |
| Additional | Smith replied 1 Jun [1814] |
