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GB-110/JES/COR/7/39
Title
William Lort Mansel, Trinity Lodge, [Cambridge, Cambridgeshire], to Sir James Edward Smith
Letter date
5 Feb 1816
Author(s)
William Lort Mansel 1753-1820
Number of Pages
3
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GB-110/JES/COR/7/39 from William Lort Mansel, Trinity Lodge, [Cambridge, Cambridgeshire], to Sir James Edward Smith (5 February 1816)
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Item Type:
Document
From:
Mansel, William Lort
Sent from:
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Summary:
Smith's candidature for Botany Professorship at Cambridge University. Has heard little of the professorship since [Thomas] Martyn's "reviviscene" [Martyn had been prematurely reported as dead in Norwich and London papers]. Lists Smith's competitors: [Richard] Relhan; two members of Jesus College; and two Linnean Society members, Powell and Pryne. Powell has given notice of reading lectures in agriculture this term. Smith's status as a dissenter has been mentioned several times as an impediment to his election. Promises to support Smith should Relhan give up.
Letter date:
5 Feb 1816
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
7.7
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. |
