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GB-110/JES/COR/22/42
Title
Thomas Furly Forster, Hackney, [Middlesex], to Sir James Edward Smith
Letter date
12 Feb 1821
Author(s)
Thomas Furly Forster 1761-1825
Number of Pages
5
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GB-110/JES/COR/22/42 from Thomas Furly Forster, Hackney, [Middlesex], to Sir James Edward Smith (12 February 1821)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/22/42 from Thomas Furly Forster, Hackney, [Middlesex], to Sir James Edward Smith (12 February 1821) Close
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Item Type:
Document
From:
Forster, Thomas Furly
Sent from:
Hackney, Middlesex
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Summary:
[Thomas] Hare wishes to dedicate a medical work to Smith. Recently hosted a party attended by Gray, Bennett, Edward Hartford, William Smith, Taylor, and Gibson. Believes the 'Silene' he found at Binfield, [Berkshire], is not 'S. lusitanica'; observations, including small ink sketch of petals; requests specimens to compare it against. [William Jackson] Hooker's "Flora Scotia" to be published soon.
[Note attached to verso of second folio] Title of Hare's book is "Considerations on the Structure, Functions, and Disorders of the Stomach and Alimentary Organs of the Human Body..." [(1821)].
Letter date:
12 Feb 1821
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
22.74
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Additional | Smith replied 13 [Feb 1821] |
| Related Material | Hooker, W J, (1821). "Flora Scotica; or a description of Scottish plants..." London: Constable. |
