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GB-110/JES/COR/4/79
Title
Philippe Durand, Madrid, [Spain], to James Edward Smith
Letter date
1 Jan 1803
Author(s)
Philippe Durand 1795-1825
Number of Pages
2
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GB-110/JES/COR/4/79 from Philippe Durand, Madrid, [Spain], to James Edward Smith (1 January 1803)
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Item Type:
Document
From:
Durand, Philippe
Sent from:
Madrid, Spain
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Summary:
Hopes Smith received the small collection of plants from the area around Tangier he sent September [1802]. He is in Madrid to assist [Antonio José] Cavanilles and other botanists before returning to France next March, where he intends to dedicate himself to botany and natural history. Claims Smith's promise in 1796 of sending New Holland and British plants. Would like to maintain a correspondence with Smith on his return to France.
Letter date:
1 Jan 1803
Languages:
French
Prev Ref No:
4.136
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Copies | English translation available from Linnean Society Library. |
| Additional | Smith replied 7 Feb [1803] |
| 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. |
