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GB-110/JES/COR/4/33
Title
Hugh Davies, Beaumares, Anglesea, to Sir James Edward Smith
Letter date
1 Oct 1819
Author(s)
Hugh Davies 1739-1821
Number of Pages
2
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GB-110/JES/COR/4/33 from Hugh Davies, Beaumares, Anglesea, to Sir James Edward Smith (1 October 1819)
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Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Davies, Hugh
Sent from:
Beaumares, Anglesea
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Summary:
Since his last letter has been "seized with a paroxysm of gout in both hands and feet". Sends specimen of a "stranger", annotated in the margin by Smith 'Rubus'. Refers to the drawing of a fish he sent in his last letter, believing it to be the "15 spined stickleback figured by Pennant" but believes other aspects of it make it of the genus 'Syngnathus". Wishes Smith luck with the "English British Flora". Sends another specimen, Smith has annotated above 'Sagina procumbens'.
Letter date:
1 Oct 1819
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
4.55
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Additional | Smith replied 19 [Oct 1819] |
| 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. |
| Related Material | Smith, J E, Hooker, W J, Berkeley, M, (1824-1828). "The English flora", London: Longman. |
