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GB-110/JES/COR/20/101
Title
William Bingley, Christchurch, Hampshire, to James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk]
Letter date
18 Aug 1813
Author(s)
William Bingley 1774-1823
Number of Pages
4
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GB-110/JES/COR/20/101 from William Bingley, Christchurch, Hampshire, to James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk] (18 August 1813)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/20/101 from William Bingley, Christchurch, Hampshire, to James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk] (18 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:
Lists the candidates for [Charles] Konig's now vacant position [for Assistant Keeper of Natural History at British Museum]: Dr [William Elford] Leach, Mr Wood, Mr Lawrence, and Mr Thompson; requests information on Leach and Thompson. Transcribes letters of support from the Bishop [of Winchester, Brownlow North] and Lord Malmesbury [James Harris, 1st Earl of Malmesbury (1746-1820)]. Will support Smith's application for Professor of Botany [at Cambridge], asks for particularls of "Flora Graeca" so as to better argue Smith's claim.
Letter date:
18 Aug 1813
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
20.166
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Related Material | Sibthorp, J, (1806-1837). "Flora Graeca", London: Taylor. |
| 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 21 Aug [1813] |
