John Latham, Dartford, [Kent], to Robert Batty, 6 Great Marlborough Street, [London]

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Ref No GB-110/JES/COR/23/52
Title John Latham, Dartford, [Kent], to Robert Batty, 6 Great Marlborough Street, [London]
Letter date 15 Nov 1784
Author(s) John Latham 1740-1837
Number of Pages 4

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GB-110/JES/COR/23/52 from John Latham, Dartford, [Kent], to Robert Batty, 6 Great Marlborough Street, [London] (15 November 1784)

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Item Type: Document
From: Latham, John
Sent from: Dartford, Kent
To: Batty, Robert
Sent to location: London
Summary:

[Note: letter written to Robert Batty] Thanks for news of safe arrival of Linnaean collections; he had seen some of the books at Customs House whilst collecting a parcel of insects sent from St Petersburg. Sends his compliments to Smith and invites him to Dartmouth, and asks to view the Linnaean collections when possible, never thought it would "fall to the lot of an Englishman to possess" them.
[Smith has noted his reply:] invites Latham to see the collections.

Letter date: 15 Nov 1784
Languages: English
Prev Ref No: 23.114
Additional Information:
Note typeNote
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.
AdditionalSmith replied 2 Feb [1785]