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GB-110/JES/COR/19/115
Title
Sir James Edward Smith, London, to Pleasance Smith
Letter date
24 May 1821
Author(s)
Sir James Edward Smith 1759-1828
Number of Pages
2
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GB-110/JES/COR/19/115 from Sir James Edward Smith, London, to Pleasance Smith (24 May 1821)
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Item Type:
Document
From:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent from:
London
To:
Smith, Pleasance
Summary:
Account of Linnean Society anniversary meeting: 72 at the dinner, greatest number yet; lists attendees; details of his speech. Is to visit Lady Ramsay on the Isle of Wight with Harriet. There were 20 subscribers above the 120 wanted for Sir Joseph Banks' bust by [Francis Leggatt] Chantrey [(1781-1841), sculptor]. New Linnean Society house [in Soho Square] costs less than the old one [in Gerard Street]. His first [Royal Institution] lecture on 28 May and second on 31 May. Suffered a headache, now cleared. Prince Leopold did not attend [Linnean Society meeting] or send an answer, which they wonder at.
Letter date:
24 May 1821
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
19.245
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. |
