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GB-110/JES/COR/17/125
Title
Sir James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk], to William Roscoe, Holkham [Hall, Norfolk]
Letter date
14 Dec 1820
Author(s)
Sir James Edward Smith 1759-1828
Number of Pages
4
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GB-110/JES/COR/17/125 from Sir James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk], to William Roscoe, Holkham [Hall, Norfolk] (14 December 1820)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/17/125 from Sir James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk], to William Roscoe, Holkham [Hall, Norfolk] (14 December 1820) Close
Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent from:
Norwich, Norfolk
To:
Roscoe, William
Sent to location:
Holkham, Norfolk
Summary:
Pleased to hear of Roscoe's work at Holkham [cataloguing Thomas William Coke's manuscript collection] and his plan to visit them in Norwich; proposes date so that he can meet the Fountaines and will also invite the Bishop [of Norwich, Henry Bathurst (c 1744-1837)] and the Southwells. Asks whether the Duke of Sussex [Prince Augustus Frederick (1773-1843)] is visiting Holkham and if they will attend the Fox dinner at Norwich. Busy with [Albrecht von] Haller's [(1708-1777), botanist] "very curious" letters to Linnaeus [for "A selection of the correspondence of Linnaeus.." (1821)]. Received "chests upon chests" of dried plants from [Nathaniel] Wallich, he speaks highly of Roscoe. Regards to Coke's family.
Letter date:
14 Dec 1820
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
17.252
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 | Smith, J E (ed.), (1821). "A selection of the correspondence of Linnaeus and other naturalists, from the original manuscripts." London: Longman &c. |
