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GB-110/JES/COR/6/83
Title
Aylmer Bourke Lambert, [London], Sir James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk]
Letter date
27 Jan 1815
Author(s)
Aylmer Bourke Lambert 1761-1842
Number of Pages
4
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GB-110/JES/COR/6/83 from Aylmer Bourke Lambert, [London], Sir James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk] (27 January 1815)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/6/83 from Aylmer Bourke Lambert, [London], Sir James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk] (27 January 1815) Close
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Item Type:
Document
From:
Lambert, Aylmer Bourke
Sent from:
London
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent to location:
Norwich, Norfolk
Summary:
Severe weather and deep snow. Discussed Smith's Cambridge candidature with Lord John Fitzroy. Lea is in England on way to Bogotá to collect drawings and materials of [José Celestino] Mutis [(1732-1808) Spanish botanist]. Lord Valentia [George Annesley] between visits to Ireland. Has been ill after rushing to meet [Aimé] Bonpland [(1773-1858)] in London and being attended by "an apothecary who proved to be more ignorant than the horse he rode on". [Sarah Sophia] Banks [(1744-1818), collector of antiquarian items, sister of Sir Joseph] not enthused by plants.
Letter date:
27 Jan 1815
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
6.158
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Additional | Smith replied 31 Jan [1815] |
| 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. |
