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GB-110/JES/COR/4/37
Title
John Davies, Trinity College, Cambridge, [Cambridgeshire], to James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk]
Letter date
9 Dec 1806
Author(s)
John Davies 1743-1817
Number of Pages
4
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GB-110/JES/COR/4/37 from John Davies, Trinity College, Cambridge, [Cambridgeshire], to James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk] (9 December 1806)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/4/37 from John Davies, Trinity College, Cambridge, [Cambridgeshire], to James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk] (9 December 1806) Close
Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Davies, John
Sent from:
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent to location:
Norwich, Norfolk
Summary:
Extract of a letter from Mrs Merry of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, to Davies, 23 Sep 1806, in which she says she has a specimen that Smith is "dying for" but that she will not show it until Smith writes to [Henry] Muhlenberg. Also encloses a letter from Muhlenberg to Merry [not extant]. In respect of the shells Davies, and the specimen Smith stands to gain, requests the portrait of Smith promised to Davies but not yet received. Mr Wyley is to soon embark for the Cape [of Good Hope], asks Smith to recommend any useful books.
Letter date:
9 Dec 1806
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
4.61
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Additional | Smith replied 16 [Dec 1806] |
| 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. |
