Mariamne Johnes, Hafod, [Cardiganshire], to James Edward Smith

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Ref No GB-110/JES/COR/16/3
Title Mariamne Johnes, Hafod, [Cardiganshire], to James Edward Smith
Letter date [28 Sep 1795]
Author(s) Mariamne Johnes 1784-1811
Number of Pages 6

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GB-110/JES/COR/16/3 from Mariamne Johnes, Hafod, [Cardiganshire], to James Edward Smith (28 September 1795)

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Item Type: Document
From: Johnes, Mariamne
Sent from: Hafod, Cardiganshire
To: Smith, Sir James Edward
Summary:

Thanks for Smith's letter and plant. She has been ill with the mumps. Pleased Smith thought the beetle she found in her father's room and sent curious, she does not want it returned and not disappointed it proved common. Sends coloured drawing of a lichen [extant] by Mr Trossavelli after failing to remove it from the stone. Encloses dried specimen of a fern she has found [extant]. Demands that Mr Edwards write and inform them whether he intends to visit.
Specimen of fern, wrapper annotated by Smith "'[Polypodium] cristatum'", and by Johnes, detailing the location it was found.
Note by Thomas Johnes [on separate folio] that he read the letter before it was sent.
Drawing of lichen [Smith has annotated on reverse: "'L. geographicus'"]

Letter date: [28 Sep 1795]
Languages: English
Prev Ref No: 16.26
Additional Information:
Note typeNote
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.
AdditionalSmith replied 13 Oct [1795]