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GB-110/JES/COR/13/26
Title
Sir Thomas Gery Cullum to James Edward Smith
Letter date
18 Feb 1814
Author(s)
Sir Thomas Gery, 7th baronet Cullum 1741-1831
Number of Pages
2
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GB-110/JES/COR/13/26 from Sir Thomas Gery Cullum to James Edward Smith (18 February 1814)
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Item Type:
Document
From:
Cullum, Sir Thomas Gery
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Summary:
Discusses Smith's campaign for Cambridge botany professorship: unfortunate that Smith has to win over the powerful vice-chancellor, Professor [Isaac] Pennington [(1745-1817), physician and chemist], and Professor [Busick] Harwood [(1750-1814), anatomist], for Dr [Richard] Walker's [(1679-1764)] lectureship. Begs Smith to become a member of the university first to remove obstacles other candidates will take advantage of. In comparison to the expense of the knighthood it would be a minor cost, and as the Linnean Society already has a Duke, Earls, Viscounts, Bishops, and Lords, it is no great favour for the President to have an honorary distinction.
Letter date:
18 Feb 1814
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
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