Jane Barrington, Auckland Castle, [Durham], to James Edward Smith

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Ref No GB-110/JES/COR/20/62
Title Jane Barrington, Auckland Castle, [Durham], to James Edward Smith
Letter date 19 Aug 1798
Author(s) Jane Barrington -1807
Number of Pages 2

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GB-110/JES/COR/20/62 from Jane Barrington, Auckland Castle, [Durham], to James Edward Smith (19 August 1798)

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Item Type: Document
From: Barrington, Jane
Sent from: Bishop Auckland, Durham
To: Smith, Sir James Edward
Summary:

Thanks for seeds. [John] Harriman found 'Gentiana verna' in this neighbourhood; asked [James] Sowerby to credit Harriman with its discovery when figured in "English botany". Harriman has also found a rare 'Ribes patreana'.

Letter date: 19 Aug 1798
Languages: English
Prev Ref No: 20.95
Additional Information:
Note typeNote
Finding AidsDawson, 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 MaterialSmith, J E, and Sowerby, J, (1790-1814). "English botany" London.