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GB-110/JES/COR/17/34
Title
William Roscoe, Allerton [Hall, near Liverpool, Lancashire], to James Edward Smith, Linnean Society, 9 Gerard Street, Soho, London
Letter date
14 Jun 1806
Author(s)
William Roscoe 1753-1831
Number of Pages
4
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GB-110/JES/COR/17/34 from William Roscoe, Allerton [Hall, near Liverpool, Lancashire], to James Edward Smith, Linnean Society, 9 Gerard Street, Soho, London (14 June 1806)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/17/34 from William Roscoe, Allerton [Hall, near Liverpool, Lancashire], to James Edward Smith, Linnean Society, 9 Gerard Street, Soho, London (14 June 1806) Close
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Item Type:
Document
From:
Roscoe, William
Sent from:
Liverpool, Lancashire
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent to location:
London
Summary:
Thanks for Smith's and [Jonas] Dryander's remarks on his 'Scitamineae' paper; plans to add some notes before it is printed and other corrections based on fifteen Scitamineae plants sent by Lord Seaforth [Francis Humberston Mackenzie] from Barbados. Details some of the corrections he is making for second edition of "[Life and Pontificate of] Leo [the Tenth]".
Letter date:
14 Jun 1806
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
17.68
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Related Material | For Smith's letter of 2 June 1806, to which this is a reply, see JES/COR/17/33. 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. |
| 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. |
