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Ref No
GB-110/JES/COR/23/42
Title
Charles Konig, British Museum, [London], to James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk]
Letter date
9 Oct 1808
Author(s)
Charles Dietrich Eberhard Konig 1774-1851
Number of Pages
4
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GB-110/JES/COR/23/42 from Charles Konig, British Museum, [London], to James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk] (9 October 1808)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/23/42 from Charles Konig, British Museum, [London], to James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk] (9 October 1808) Close
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Item Type:
Document
From:
Konig, Charles Dietrich Eberhard
Sent from:
London
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent to location:
Norwich, Norfolk
Summary:
Further discussion of controverted passage in the "Monthly Magazine"; believes it may only be a figure of speech; regret of the writer in offending Smith. Has completely relinquished idea of reviving "Annals [of Botany]"; miscommunication between himself and Dr [John] Sims. [Jonas] Dryander working on new edition of "Hortus Kewensis".
Letter date:
9 Oct 1808
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
23.94
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Additional | Smith replied 11 Oct [1808] |
| 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 Smith's letter of 18 September 1808, and reply of 11 October 1808, discussing "Monthly Magazine" controversy, see JES/COR/23/41. Aiton, W, and Aiton, W T, (1810-1813). "Hortus Kewensis; or, a catalogue of the plants cultivated in the Royal Botanic Garden at Kew. By the late William Aiton. The second edition enlarged by William Townsend Aiton." London: Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 2nd ed. |
