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GB-110/JES/COR/20/99
Title
William Bingley, Christchurch, Hampshire, to James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk]
Letter date
5 Aug 1813
Author(s)
William Bingley 1774-1823
Number of Pages
4
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GB-110/JES/COR/20/99 from William Bingley, Christchurch, Hampshire, to James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk] (5 August 1813)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/20/99 from William Bingley, Christchurch, Hampshire, to James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk] (5 August 1813) Close
Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Bingley, William
Sent from:
Christchurch, Hampshire
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent to location:
Norwich, Norfolk
Summary:
Has applied for position of Keeper of Natural History at British Museum vacant by death of [George] Shaw; solicits Smith's support. [William George] Maton has presented his application to Sir Joseph Banks. Expects to finish his history of Hampshire within the next year and to then devote himself to natural history. Requests Smith to present his application to the Bishop of Winchester [Brownlow North].
Letter date:
5 Aug 1813
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
20.162
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. |
| Additional | Smith replied 7 Aug [1813] |
