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GB-110/JES/COR/4/77
Title
Philippe Durand, Gibraltar, to James Edward Smith, Great Marlborough Street, London
Letter date
13 Mar 1796
Author(s)
Philippe Durand 1795-1825
Number of Pages
4
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GB-110/JES/COR/4/77 from Philippe Durand, Gibraltar, to James Edward Smith, Great Marlborough Street, London (13 March 1796)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/4/77 from Philippe Durand, Gibraltar, to James Edward Smith, Great Marlborough Street, London (13 March 1796) Close
Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Durand, Philippe
Sent from:
Gibraltar
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent to location:
London
Summary:
Sending Smith parcel of plants and seeds from Gibraltar, Africa, and Portugal for Sir Joseph Banks, and a new dioecious plant called 'Thulea'. Also sending bulbs, insects collected by Broussonet, minerals, and shells.
Broussonet has requested names of plants sent. Fears Smith has not received several letters he previously sent. Broussonet has advised him to go to England. Requests Smith's assistance in establishing correspondence and exchanges with interested naturalists, including Fabricius.
Letter date:
13 Mar 1796
Languages:
French
Prev Ref No:
4.133
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Copies | English translation available from Linnean Society Library. |
| Additional | Smith replied 15 Jun [1796] |
| 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. |
