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GB-110/JES/COR/6/85
Title
Aylmer Bourke Lambert, Boyton House, [Wiltshire], to Sir James Edward Smith, 43 Upper Seymour Street, Portman Square, [London]
Letter date
4 Jun 1815
Author(s)
Aylmer Bourke Lambert 1761-1842
Number of Pages
4
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GB-110/JES/COR/6/85 from Aylmer Bourke Lambert, Boyton House, [Wiltshire], to Sir James Edward Smith, 43 Upper Seymour Street, Portman Square, [London] (4 June 1815)
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Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Lambert, Aylmer Bourke
Sent from:
Boyton, Wiltshire
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent to location:
London
Summary:
Received a letter from [José Antonio] Pavon, the collections Lambert is purchasing from him, including herbarium and insects, have been sent. A new plant received from Longleat [home of Thomas Thynne, 2nd Marquess of Bath (1765-1837)]. Has five species of 'Oxybaphus' growing. Has 'Fragaria chiloensis' from Guernsey in flower different from the one Smith describes in "Encycl[opedia]" [Abraham Rees' "Cyclopedia"].
Letter date:
4 Jun 1815
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
6.162
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Related Material | Rees, A (comp.) et al, (1819-1820). "The cyclopædia, or, universal dictionary of arts, sciences, and literature." London: Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown. |
| 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. |
