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GB-110/JES/COR/7/25
Title
William Webb, Clare Hall, [Cambridge, Cambridgeshire], to James Edward Smith, Old Hummums, Covent Garden, London
Letter date
16 Jun 1813
Author(s)
William Webb -1856
Number of Pages
4
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GB-110/JES/COR/7/25 from William Webb, Clare Hall, [Cambridge, Cambridgeshire], to James Edward Smith, Old Hummums, Covent Garden, London (16 June 1813)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/7/25 from William Webb, Clare Hall, [Cambridge, Cambridgeshire], to James Edward Smith, Old Hummums, Covent Garden, London (16 June 1813) Close
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Item Type:
Document
From:
Webb, William
Sent from:
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent to location:
London
Summary:
Smith's candidature for Botany Professorship at Cambridge University. [Thomas] Martyn's offer to resign the Walkerian lectureship discussed at the meeting to appoint a new Cambridge Botanic Garden curator following [James] Donn's death [(1758-1813)], however the trustees decided not to make an appointment until the professorship becomes vacant. Reports great prejudice against Smith, especially from Sir Isaac Pennington [(1745-1817) physician and chemist]. Recommends Smith apply directly to the Crown for the Regius Professorship in order to obtain the greatest future claim.
Letter date:
16 Jun 1813
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
7.45
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. |
