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GB-110/JES/COR/17/89
Title
William Roscoe, Allerton [Hall, near Liverpool, Lancashire], to James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk]
Letter date
12 Dec 1813
Author(s)
William Roscoe 1753-1831
Number of Pages
4
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GB-110/JES/COR/17/89 from William Roscoe, Allerton [Hall, near Liverpool, Lancashire], to James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk] (12 December 1813)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/17/89 from William Roscoe, Allerton [Hall, near Liverpool, Lancashire], to James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk] (12 December 1813) Close
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Item Type:
Document
From:
Roscoe, William
Sent from:
Liverpool, Lancashire
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent to location:
Norwich, Norfolk
Summary:
Using leeches on his bad knee again. Cataloguing his books. Pleased to hear that Smith met the Duke of Gloucester [Prince William Frederick (1776-1834), chancellor of Cambridge University] at Holkham [home of Thomas William Coke]; the Duke's character and his efforts to interest him to Smith's Cambridge candidature [for botany professorship]. Concerned to hear of Coke's illness.
Sending Smith a full critique of [William] Roxburgh's 'Sciatmineae' paper in 11th volume of "Asiastic Researches". Thanks for East India seeds. Will write to Dr [Martin] Davy of Cambridge recommending Smith's candidature. Has little to say on his "wind-plough" as yet, it will be finished next month and is a scheme of his bailiff, Stannard.
Letter date:
12 Dec 1813
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
17.179
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Related Material | Roscoe, W, 'Remarks on Dr. Roxburgh's Description of the Monandrous Plants of India; in a Letter to the President', "Transactions of the Linnean Society of London", 1816 11(2), pp.270-282. |
| 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. |
| Additional | Smith replied 22 [Dec 1813] |
