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GB-110/JES/COR/6/3 from William Kirby, Barham, [Suffolk], to James Edward Smith, 12 Great Marlborough Street, Oxford Road, [London] (5 April 1792)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/6/3 from William Kirby, Barham, [Suffolk], to James Edward Smith, 12 Great Marlborough Street, Oxford Road, [London] (5 April 1792) Close
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Sends his 'Hirudo' paper for publication in "Linnean Transactions". His 'Hirudo nigra' same as the 'Hirudo complanata' in [George] Shaw's 'Hirudo viridis' paper, believes this 'H. complanata' is not the same as Linnaeus' and asks Smith to show Shaw the paper for his judgement. States that his three species are "not good 'Hirudines', if we [...] stick to the Linnaean definitions".
[Nicholas] Gwyn informed him of Smith's introduction to the King and Queen [George III (1738-1820) and Charlotte (1744-1818)], hopes it proves useful. Is collecting insects not described by Linnaeus to send to Smith. Asks if [James] Sowerby's drawing of the leeches included 'Hirudo nigra'. Requests copies of Smith's "Spicilegium" for himself, and a copy of this and Sir William Jones' "Tract on the legal method of suppressing riots" for Gwyn.
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Related Material | Kirby, W, and Shaw, G, 'Descriptions of three New Species of Hirudo', "Transactions of the Linnean Society of London", 1794 2(1), pp.316-320. Shaw, G, 'Description of the Hirudo viridis, a new English Leech', "Transactions of the Linnean Society of London", 1791 1(1), pp.93-95. Smith, J E, (1791-1792). "Spicilegium botanicum, Fasc. I & II." London: [privately]. Jones, W, (1780). "An inquiry into the legal mode of suppressing riots, etc." London; please note not available from Linnean Society Library but available in British Library. |
| 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. |
| Additional | Smith replied 19 Apr [1792] |
