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GB-110/JES/COR/23/61
Title
John Latham, Dartford, [Kent], to James Edward Smith
Letter date
24 Feb 1794
Author(s)
John Latham 1740-1837
Number of Pages
2
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GB-110/JES/COR/23/61 from John Latham, Dartford, [Kent], to James Edward Smith (24 February 1794)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/23/61 from John Latham, Dartford, [Kent], to James Edward Smith (24 February 1794) Close
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Item Type:
Document
From:
Latham, John
Sent from:
Dartford, Kent
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Summary:
Proposes Dr [Marcus Elieser] Bloch [(1723-1799), physician and naturalist], of Berlin, with whom he has been in correspondence, as a FMLS. Recommends Bloch's work on fish [see RelatedMaterial below]. Bloch has invited him to become member of the Societé des Scrutateurs de la Nature at Berlin. Intends to send him "Linnean Transactions", requests copies of first and second volumes, so as to also send to Dr Walther of Erlang.
Letter date:
24 Feb 1794
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
23.128
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Additional | Smith replied 3 Mar [1794] |
| Related Material | Bloch, M E, (1785-1797). "[Ichthyologie ou histoire naturelle generale et particuliere des poissons.]." Berlin: de la Garde. |
| 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. |
