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GB-110/JES/COR/11/101
Title
Samuel Goodenough, London, to James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk]
Letter date
30 Nov 1811
Author(s)
Samuel Goodenough 1743-1827
Number of Pages
2
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GB-110/JES/COR/11/101 from Samuel Goodenough, London, to James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk] (30 November 1811)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/11/101 from Samuel Goodenough, London, to James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk] (30 November 1811) Close
Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Goodenough, Samuel
Sent from:
London
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent to location:
Norwich, Norfolk
Summary:
Arrived back in London. Thanks for "Lachesis Lapponica". Sir Joseph Banks taking him to the [Royal Society] anniversary dinner. Antiquarian Society in uproar; Sir [Henry] Englefield [7th baronet (1752-1822)] "pants" for the Chair but his Popish connection has raised a powerful opponent in Lord Aberdeen [George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen (1784-1860)], who has carried ninety-two votes to three.
Letter date:
30 Nov 1811
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
11.192
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. |
| Related Material | Linnaeus, C, Smith, J E, and Troilius, C (tr.), (1811). "Lachesis Lapponica, or a Tour in Lapland", London: White & Cochrane. |
