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Ref No
GB-110/JES/COR/21/62
Title
William John Burchell, St Helena, to James Edward Smith, London
Letter date
24 Aug 1807
Author(s)
William John Burchell 1782-1863
Number of Pages
2
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GB-110/JES/COR/21/62 from William John Burchell, St Helena, to James Edward Smith, London (24 August 1807)
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Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Burchell, William John
Sent from:
St Helena
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent to location:
London
Summary:
Sending letter and "clever" drawings from Dr [Charles] Campbell, who is travelling to Sumatra; understands that knowledge of Sumatran botany would be extremely interesting to European botanists. Campbell was unable to provide description of 'Marsdenia'. If the East India Company establishes a Botanic Garden on St Helena hopes seeds from Sumatra will be naturalised here.
Letter date:
24 Aug 1807
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
21.106
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. |
| Related Material | For Campbell's letter to Smith of 14 June 1807, see JES/ADD/13. |
