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GB-110/JES/COR/8/20
Title
Thomas Pennant, Downing, [Flintshire], to James Edward Smith
Letter date
10 Aug 1791
Author(s)
Thomas Pennant 1726-1798
Number of Pages
2
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GB-110/JES/COR/8/20 from Thomas Pennant, Downing, [Flintshire], to James Edward Smith (10 August 1791)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/8/20 from Thomas Pennant, Downing, [Flintshire], to James Edward Smith (10 August 1791) Close
Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Pennant, Thomas
Sent from:
Downing, Flintshire
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Summary:
Declines membership of the Linnean Society on account of his age. Asks Smith's opinion of Bruce's botanical knowledge [possibly James Bruce (1730-1794) traveller in Africa, who was initially celebrated but later treated with scepticism]. Asks for Mr Bosse to send him Jussieu's "Genera plantarum 1789".
Letter date:
10 Aug 1791
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
8.33
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Additional | Smith replied 5 Sep [1791] |
| Related Material | Jussieu, A L d, (1789). "Genera plantarum secundum ordines naturales disposita, juxta methodum in Horto Regio Parisiensi exaratam, anno 1774." Parisii: Herissant. |
