Sir Thomas Gery Cullum to Sir James Edward Smith, Old Hummums, Covent Garden, London

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Ref No GB-110/JES/COR/13/43
Title Sir Thomas Gery Cullum to Sir James Edward Smith, Old Hummums, Covent Garden, London
Letter date 11 Apr 1816
Author(s) Sir Thomas Gery, 7th baronet Cullum 1741-1831
Number of Pages 4

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GB-110/JES/COR/13/43 from Sir Thomas Gery Cullum to Sir James Edward Smith, Old Hummums, Covent Garden, London (11 April 1816)

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Item Type: Document
From: Cullum, Sir Thomas Gery
To: Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent to location: London
Summary:

Lady Cullum pleased by her visit to Smith. [William] Webb, Master of Clare Hall, wonders if the Cambridge collge heads can reduce the number of candidates to two [Smith's campaign for botany professorship].
Reminisces that at this time of year in his youth he collected 'Orchis mascula' in the meadows and 'Ophrys aranifera' in the chalk hills and pits. If in Yorkshire this summer hopes to see 'Trientalis' growing on its native soil near Scarborough and to pick 'Primula farinosa', as [William] Curtis did. Glad Sir Joseph Banks is well but wishes [Aylmer Bourke] Lambert in better spirits. Enquires if a Linnean Society list for 1788 was printed, to complete his collection of 1789 to 1815 inclusive; a minute of the first meeting in his possession lists Smith, [Samuel] Goodenough, Jonas Dryander, James Dickson, John Beckwith, Thomas Marsham, and John Timothy Swainson in attendance. Wishes Marsham had continued as Secretary.

Letter date: 11 Apr 1816
Languages: English
Prev Ref No: 13.68
Additional Information:
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AdditionalSmith replied 15 Apr [1816]
Related MaterialFor Smith's reply of 15 April 1816, see JES/COR/13/44.