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GB-110/JES/COR/19/89
Title
James Edward Smith, London, to Pleasance Smith
Letter date
19 May 1811
Author(s)
Sir James Edward Smith 1759-1828
Number of Pages
4
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GB-110/JES/COR/19/89 from James Edward Smith, London, to Pleasance Smith (19 May 1811)
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Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent from:
London
To:
Smith, Pleasance
Summary:
[William Fitt] Drake working "diligently & extremely well" for the "Cyclopedia", a great help to him. Dr [Martin] Davy of Caius [College, Cambridge] is married, so does not expect an invitation to the installation, but he is coming to London 24 May; will come out of mourning but return to it the next day for George W. Attended parties at Mrs Weddell's, and Sir Joseph Banks', [Richard] Salisbury also in attendance, the first party he has met him at since they separated. Dined at William Smith's. His next lecture to be very general, "on the parts & structure of plants".
[Letter incomplete: second folio cropped, presumed destroyed]
Letter date:
19 May 1811
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
19.195
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 | Rees, A (comp.) et al, (1819-1820). "The cyclopædia, or, universal dictionary of arts, sciences, and literature." London: Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown. |
