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GB-110/JES/COR/20/107
Title
David Booth, London, to James Edward Smith, Surry Street, Norwich, [Norfolk]
Letter date
24 Jan 1814
Author(s)
David Booth 1766-1846
Number of Pages
4
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GB-110/JES/COR/20/107 from David Booth, London, to James Edward Smith, Surry Street, Norwich, [Norfolk] (24 January 1814)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/20/107 from David Booth, London, to James Edward Smith, Surry Street, Norwich, [Norfolk] (24 January 1814) Close
Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Booth, David
Sent from:
London
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent to location:
Norwich, Norfolk
Summary:
Death of George Don, on 14 January [1814], of a putrid sore throat; he has left a widow and 6 children in poverty, 4 of which are incapable of working, and the 2 eldest boys unfit to continue work on Fofar Botanic Garden or sell the plants. Addresses Smith as the "guardian of British Botany" and asks him to suggest means to alleviate the family's distress.
Letter date:
24 Jan 1814
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
20.174
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. |
