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GB-110/JES/COR/7/71
Title
Karl Heinrich Mertens, Bremen, [Germany], to Sir James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk]
Letter date
20 Feb 1819
Author(s)
Karl Heinrich Mertens 1796-1830
Number of Pages
4
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GB-110/JES/COR/7/71 from Karl Heinrich Mertens, Bremen, [Germany], to Sir James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk] (20 February 1819)
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Item Type:
Document
From:
Mertens, Karl Heinrich
Sent from:
Bremen, Germany
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent to location:
Norwich, Norfolk
Summary:
His father [Franz Karl Mertens] suffering from a "tedious & painfull" indisposition of his eyes, so on his father's behalf thanks Smith for present of willow cuttings, but as only nine of the eighteen specimens have grown requests fresh replacements and asks that they to be sent via his brother-in-law Theodore Zimmermann. Lists those willows that grew at end of letter: 'Salix malifolia', 'Salix russelliana', 'Salix acuminata', 'Salix lanceolata', 'Salix hirta', 'Salix rubra', 'Salix purpurea', 'Salix decipiens', and 'Salix phylicifolia'.
Letter date:
20 Feb 1819
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
7.125
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. |
