Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Muhlenberg, Gotthilf Heinrich Ernst
Sent from:
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent to location:
London
Summary:
Introduces himself and his botanical work: has collected 1200 plants from the 10 sq miles of his neighbourhood, from which he is publishing an "Index florae Lancastriensis" in the third volume of the Transactions of the Philadelphia Philosophical Society. Is now making a full description of the indigenous plants of Pennslyvania in the fashion of [William] Withering, [John] Lightfoot, or [Carl Peter] Thunberg, but frustrated by his ignorance of which plants Linnaeus has already described. Received some assistance from [Johann Christian Daniel von] Schreber, now requests Smith's assitance after seeing him mentioned as holder of Linnaean collections by [Jonathan] Stokes in "Withering's Arranagement". Offers to send prepared specimens for Smith to confirm.
Letter date:
1 Dec 1792
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
7.153
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|
| Additional | Smith replied 6 Mar 1793 |
| Related Material | Linnaeus, C, and Schreber, J C D V (ed.), (1789-1791). "Genera plantarum eorumque characteres naturales secundum numerum, figuram, situm et proportionem omnium fructificationis partium. Editio octava post Reichardianam secunda ... curante D. Jo. Christiano Dan. Schreber ..." Francofurti ad Moenum: Sumtu Varrentrappii et Wenneri, 8th ed.
Withering, W, and Stokes, J, (1787-1792). "A botanical arrangement of British plants... The second edition... including a new set of references to figures by Jonathan Stokes." Birmingham: Robinson. |
| 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. |
