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GB-110/JES/COR/17/28
Title
William Roscoe, Liverpool, [Lancashire], to James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk]
Letter date
22 Jan 1806
Author(s)
William Roscoe 1753-1831
Number of Pages
4
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GB-110/JES/COR/17/28 from William Roscoe, Liverpool, [Lancashire], to James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk] (22 January 1806)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/17/28 from William Roscoe, Liverpool, [Lancashire], to James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk] (22 January 1806) Close
Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Roscoe, William
Sent from:
Liverpool, Lancashire
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent to location:
Norwich, Norfolk
Summary:
Hopes Smith's health is good. Intends to send copy of his Monandrian essay but busy correcting his "[Life and Pontificate of] Leo [the Tenth]" for second edition; defends the book against criticism in journals and "Critical Review" by stating the critics' ignorance of the period.
Letter date:
22 Jan 1806
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
17.56
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. |
| Related Material | For Smith's reply of 25 January 1806, see JES/COR/17/29. Roscoe, W. 'A new arrangement of the plants of the Monandrian Class usually called Scitamineae (Imperfect).' Read 1806. Roscoe, W, 'A New Arrangement of the Plants of the Monandrian Class usually called Scitamineae', "Transactions of the Linnean Society of London", 1807 8(1), pp.330-357. Roscoe, W, (1805). "The Life and Pontificate of Leo the Tenth. (Dissertation on the character of Lucrezia Borgia.-F. Arsilli de Poetis Urbanis ad P. Jovium libellus.)" Liverpool: J. M. Creery; please note not available from Linnean Society Library. |
| Additional | Smith replied 25 Jan 1806 |
