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Ref No
GB-110/JES/COR/14/75
Title
Edmund Davall, Orbe, [Switzerland], to James Edward Smith
Letter date
13 Apr 1795
Author(s)
Edmund Davall 1763-1798
Number of Pages
4
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GB-110/JES/COR/14/75 from Edmund Davall, Orbe, [Switzerland], to James Edward Smith (13 April 1795)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/14/75 from Edmund Davall, Orbe, [Switzerland], to James Edward Smith (13 April 1795) Close
Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Davall, Edmund
Sent from:
Orbe, Switzerland
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Summary:
Condolences on death of Smith's father and François Borone. [Adam] Afzelius' great strength of mind in bearing loss of his collections in French attack on Sierra Leone. Hoped the Queen would have more good sense to read the entirety of a work before passing judgement [Smith's "Tour"]. Mandrot not coming to England for first time in twenty years as he does not have time to go via the altered route through Hamburg. Recounts letters and packets most recently sent to Smith.
Letter date:
13 Apr 1795
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
14.192
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. |
| Publn Note | Smith, P (ed.), (1832). "Memoir and correspondence of... Sir James Edward Smith" London: Longman, vol 2, pp.66-67. |
| Related Material | For Smith's letter of 16 March 1795, to which this is a reply, see JES/COR/14/74. For Smith's reply of 28 Oct 1795, see JES/COR/14/77. Smith, J E, (1793). "A sketch of a tour on the Continent in the years 1786 and 1787", London: the author. |
| Additional | Smith replied 28 Oct [1795] |
