James Edward Smith, London, to Edmund Davall, Orbe, Canton de Berne, [Switzerland]

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Ref No GB-110/JES/COR/14/40
Title James Edward Smith, London, to Edmund Davall, Orbe, Canton de Berne, [Switzerland]
Letter date 3 Sep 1791
Author(s) Sir James Edward Smith 1759-1828
Number of Pages 4

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GB-110/JES/COR/14/40 from James Edward Smith, London, to Edmund Davall, Orbe, Canton de Berne, [Switzerland] (3 September 1791)

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Item Type: Document
From: Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent from: London
To: Davall, Edmund
Sent to location: Orbe, Switzerland
Summary:

Condolences on death of Davall's daughter, believes it must have been a very violent fever independent of teething. Transcribes part of an epitaph on four children who died of the plague 150 years ago, engraved on a monument in a field somewhere in England. Wishes Davall could visit England as his connections are now much increased: quite intimate with Lady Rockingham; made acquaintance with Sir Abraham and Lady [Amelia] Hume and stayed with them in Hertfordshire; recently stayed at Bulstrode, [Buckinghamshire, home of Duke of Portland]. Will send first volume of "Linnean Transactions" for Davall. Requests duplicates of ten or twelve plants for François [Borone's] herbarium.
Postscript at top of verso of first folio that he would gladly figure 'Cerinthe perennis' [in "Spicilegium botanicum"].

Letter date: 3 Sep 1791
Languages: English
Prev Ref No: 14.98
Additional Information:
Note typeNote
Related MaterialFor Davall's letter of 22 July 1791, to which this is a reply, see JES/COR/14/38. For Davall's reply of 6 November 1791, see JES/COR/14/42. Smith, J E, (1791-1792). "Spicilegium botanicum, Fasc. I & II." London: [privately].
Publn NoteSmith, P (ed.), (1832). "Memoir and correspondence of... Sir James Edward Smith" London: Longman, vol 2, pp.47-49.
Finding AidsDawson, 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.