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Ref No
GB-110/JES/COR/20/19
Title
George Annesley, Albany, London, to James Edward Smith
Letter date
14 Dec 1806
Author(s)
George, 2nd Earl of Mountnorris Annesley 1770-1844
Number of Pages
2
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GB-110/JES/COR/20/19 from George Annesley, Albany, London, to James Edward Smith (14 December 1806)
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Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Annesley, George
Sent from:
London
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Summary:
His work has consumed all his attention. [Henry] Salt [(1780-1827), traveller and collector of antiquities] appointed messenger to Abyssinia by the government; anticipates great increase in knowledge of botany of Abyssinia. Will attempt to retrieve his articles from Sir Joseph [Banks] and give Smith duplicates, also has specimens. Great expectations for the voyage and consequences for book.
Letter date:
14 Dec 1806
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
20.34
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Related Material | Annesley, G, (1811). "Voyages and travels to India, Ceylon, the Red Sea, Abyssinia and Egypt ... 1802 ... 1806 ... By George Viscount Valentia." London: Rivington. |
| 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. |
