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Ref No
GB-110/JES/COR/6/72
Title
Aylmer Bourke Lambert, Stourhead, [Wiltshire], to James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk]
Letter date
3 Oct 1811
Author(s)
Aylmer Bourke Lambert 1761-1842
Number of Pages
4
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GB-110/JES/COR/6/72 from Aylmer Bourke Lambert, Stourhead, [Wiltshire], to James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk] (3 October 1811)
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Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Lambert, Aylmer Bourke
Sent from:
Stourhead, Wiltshire
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent to location:
Norwich, Norfolk
Summary:
Has been staying at Sir Richard Hoare's, along with Bishop of Salisbury [John Fisher (1748-1825)], his wife, and [John] Constable [(1776-1837) painter], who is patronised by the Bishop and is making views of the area; he is "well acquainted" with Smith having dined at his house in Norwich. Persuaded Bishop to become a FLS. Enquires whether Smith has given up his genus of 'Duchesnea'.
Letter date:
3 Oct 1811
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
6.139
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. |
