Thomas Johnes, Mr Knight's, Whitehall, [London], to James Edward Smith

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Ref No GB-110/JES/COR/16/36
Title Thomas Johnes, Mr Knight's, Whitehall, [London], to James Edward Smith
Letter date [22 Feb 1797]
Author(s) Thomas Johnes 1748-1816
Number of Pages 4

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GB-110/JES/COR/16/36 from Thomas Johnes, Mr Knight's, Whitehall, [London], to James Edward Smith (22 February 1797)

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Item Type: Document
From: Johnes, Thomas
Sent from: London
To: Smith, Sir James Edward
Summary:

Opportunity to acquire seeds from Constantinople, as long as the list corresponds with [Peter] Forsskål [(1732-1763), Swedish naturalist]; asks Smith to compile a list of rare and beautiful plants in return for a share of the seeds, had hoped to send list from [Peter Simon Pallas'] "Flora Rossica", particularly 'Rhododendron'. Much hampered by his mother's conduct but sale of the timber prevented by an injunction. Has heard from his sister, Charlotte; she and Mrs Kindersley both well and there is an addition to the family, she was going to Baughlepoor.

Letter date: [22 Feb 1797]
Languages: English
Prev Ref No: 16.65
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UNSPECIFIEDDawson, 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.
UNSPECIFIEDForsskål, P, (1775). "Flora Aegyptiaco-Arabica. Sive descriptiones plantarum, quas per Aegyptum inferiorem et Arabiam felicem detexit, illustravit ... Post mortem auctoris edidit Carsten Niebuhr. Accedit tabula Arabiae felicis geographico-botanica." Haunia: Moller. Pallas, P S, (1784-1788). "Flora Rossica, seu stirpium imperii Rossici per Europam et Asiam indigenarum descriptiones et icones..." Petropolis: [printer:] Weitbrecht.