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GB-110/JES/COR/7/31
Title
William Lort Mansel, Waltham Cross, [Hertfordshire], to James Edward Smith
Letter date
16 Oct 1813
Author(s)
William Lort Mansel 1753-1820
Number of Pages
3
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GB-110/JES/COR/7/31 from William Lort Mansel, Waltham Cross, [Hertfordshire], to James Edward Smith (16 October 1813)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/7/31 from William Lort Mansel, Waltham Cross, [Hertfordshire], to James Edward Smith (16 October 1813) Close
Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Mansel, William Lort
Sent from:
Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Summary:
Smith's candidature for Botany Professorship at Cambridge University. Believes appointment for professorship should be entirely on merit. Has been canvassing for Smith the Chancellor of Cambridge [Prince William, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh (1776-1834)], who is predisposed to academical claimants. Believes "friends of the opposite party" may have also canvassed the Duke. Master of Emmanuel College, Dr Cory, is vice-chancellor and has been preferred by Archbishop of Canterbury. Thanks for volumes.
Letter date:
16 Oct 1813
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
7.56
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. |
