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Ref No
GB-110/JES/COR/14/38
Title
Edmund Davall, Orbe, Canton de Berne, [Switzerland], to James Edward Smith, 12 Great Marlborough Street, London
Letter date
22 Jul 1791
Author(s)
Edmund Davall 1763-1798
Number of Pages
4
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GB-110/JES/COR/14/38 from Edmund Davall, Orbe, Canton de Berne, [Switzerland], to James Edward Smith, 12 Great Marlborough Street, London (22 July 1791)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/14/38 from Edmund Davall, Orbe, Canton de Berne, [Switzerland], to James Edward Smith, 12 Great Marlborough Street, London (22 July 1791) Close
Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Davall, Edmund
Sent from:
Orbe, Switzerland
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent to location:
London
Summary:
Received Smith's "Spicilegium botanicum", 'Arenaria saxatilis' and '[Acrosticum marantae]'. Describes death of his infant daughter and his grief; he and his wife are to holiday in Switzerland. Leaf of plant number 53 of his parcel by Mandrot 1790 belongs to 'Sium latifolium', quotes [Johannes] Loesel [(1607-1655)]. Will send seed of 'Cerinthe perennis', which he previously sent as 'Cerinthe intermedia', hopes it could be figured in "Spicilegium botanicum". Hopes to send parcel of plants via Flaction before departing.
Letter date:
22 Jul 1791
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
14.94
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Additional | Smith replied 3 Sep [1791] |
| 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 | For Smith's reply of 3 September 1791, see JES/COR/14/40. For Davall's letter of 31 May 1790 sending plants to Smith, see JES/COR/14/20. For Smith's comments of 9 November 1792 and 26 February 1793 on plants sent on this occassion, see JES/COR/14/54 and JES/COR/14/56 respectively. Smith, J E, (1791-1792). "Spicilegium botanicum, Fasc. I & II." London: [privately]. |
| Publn Note | Smith, P (ed.), (1832). "Memoir and correspondence of... Sir James Edward Smith" London: Longman, vol 2, pp.44-47. |
