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GB-110/JES/COR/6/1
Title
William Kirby, Barham, [Suffolk], to James Edward Smith, 12 Great Marlborough Street, London
Letter date
5 Dec 1791
Author(s)
William Kirby 1759-1850
Number of Pages
3
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GB-110/JES/COR/6/1 from William Kirby, Barham, [Suffolk], to James Edward Smith, 12 Great Marlborough Street, London (5 December 1791)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/6/1 from William Kirby, Barham, [Suffolk], to James Edward Smith, 12 Great Marlborough Street, London (5 December 1791) Close
Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Kirby, William
Sent from:
Barham, Suffolk
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent to location:
London
Summary:
Thanks Smith for letter and present. Sending a box of insects to [Thomas] Marsham, with duplicates for Smith. Saw [Thomas] Woodward's herbarium and fossil collection and discussed establishment of a local natural history society. Rev Charles Davy [(d 1836)] of Caius College, Cambridge, proposed encouraging study of natural history on national level by having the plan adopted in every county. Asks if [James] Sowerby safely received the 'Hirudines' ['Hirudo'].
Letter date:
5 Dec 1791
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
6.1
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| 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, P (ed.), (1832). "Memoir and correspondence of... Sir James Edward Smith" London: Longman, vol 1, pp.394-395. |
| Additional | Smith replied 1 Feb 1792 |
