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GB-110/JES/COR/7/34
Title
Martin Davy, Caius College Lodge, [Cambridge, Cambridgeshire], to Sir James Edward Smith
Letter date
20 Jan 1816
Author(s)
Martin Davy 1763-1839
Number of Pages
2
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GB-110/JES/COR/7/34 from Martin Davy, Caius College Lodge, [Cambridge, Cambridgeshire], to Sir James Edward Smith (20 January 1816)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/7/34 from Martin Davy, Caius College Lodge, [Cambridge, Cambridgeshire], to Sir James Edward Smith (20 January 1816) Close
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Item Type:
Document
From:
Davy, Martin
Sent from:
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Summary:
Smith's candidature for Botany Professorship at Cambridge University. Strongly recommends having the Bishop of Ely [Bowyer Sparke (1759-1836)] canvas for Smith along with every other bishop Smith can get. Also recommends engaging the Queen [Charlotte (1744-1818), wife of George III] to interest the Regent. Believes Smith's cause is a public one, fears the university will "disgrace itself by a contemptible corporation spirit". Smith should write to every great friend of his in London. Believes the election should be put off for some time and Smith should come to Cambridge to canvas in person.
Letter date:
20 Jan 1816
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
7.62
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. |
