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GB-110/JES/COR/22/106
Title
George Hibbert, Mincing Lane, [London], to James Edward Smith, 12 Great Marlborough Street, [London]
Letter date
1 Nov 1793
Author(s)
George Hibbert 1757-1837
Number of Pages
4
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GB-110/JES/COR/22/106 from George Hibbert, Mincing Lane, [London], to James Edward Smith, 12 Great Marlborough Street, [London] (1 November 1793)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/22/106 from George Hibbert, Mincing Lane, [London], to James Edward Smith, 12 Great Marlborough Street, [London] (1 November 1793) Close
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Item Type:
Document
From:
Hibbert, George
Sent from:
London
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent to location:
London
Summary:
Busy with receipt of two mails from Jamaica. Has a "great respect" for the [banking] house Smith mentioned to him, which is a neighbour; does not hold the sins of their predecessors against them [in reference to slavery and planters]. Requests copies of Smith and Shaw's works ["Botany and Zoology of New Holland" (1793-1794)]. Informs Smith of 'Scutellaria minor' he found at Barnet, [Hertfordshire], for possible inclusion in "English botany".
Letter date:
1 Nov 1793
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
22.187
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Additional | Smith replied 4 [Nov 1793] |
| Related Material | Smith, J E, (1793). "A specimen of the botany of New Holland. The figures by James Sowerby." London: J. Sowerby. Shaw, G, (1794). "Zoology of New Holland ... the figures by James Sowerby". Vol.1. London: Sowerby. Smith, J E, and Sowerby, J, (1790-1814). "English botany" London. |
