Gregory Boraston, London, to James Edward Smith

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Ref No GB-110/JES/COR/21/2
Title Gregory Boraston, London, to James Edward Smith
Letter date 2 Jul 1790
Author(s) Gregory Boraston 1768-1851
Number of Pages 3

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GB-110/JES/COR/21/2 from Gregory Boraston, London, to James Edward Smith (2 July 1790)

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Item Type: Document
From: Boraston, Gregory
Sent from: London
To: Smith, Sir James Edward
Summary:

Account of his time in Italy: spent time with Tozzetti at Florence, brings book/manuscript from him; compliments from Abbé Fontana; sending Scarpa's last publication; received great attention from Spallanzani including response to Hunter's queries on his animal digestion experiments.

Letter date: 2 Jul 1790
Languages: English
Prev Ref No: 21.3
Additional Information:
Note typeNote
AdditionalSmith replied 9 [Jul 1791]
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.