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GB-110/JES/COR/24/16
Title
William George Maton, Spring Gardens, [London], to Sir James Edward Smith
Letter date
3 Dec 1827
Author(s)
William George Maton 1774-1835
Number of Pages
4
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GB-110/JES/COR/24/16 from William George Maton, Spring Gardens, [London], to Sir James Edward Smith (3 December 1827)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/24/16 from William George Maton, Spring Gardens, [London], to Sir James Edward Smith (3 December 1827) Close
Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Maton, William George
Sent from:
London
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Summary:
Return of David Douglas [(1799-1834), botanist] from America and his "great acquisition of new species of plants"; proposes that he be raised from ALS to FLS, with the usual fees waived, as recognition of his achievements. It would also compliment that Horticultural Society, the Linnean Society's "sister". The old Linnean Club "going on prosperously this season".
Letter date:
3 Dec 1827
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
24.3
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Additional | Smith replied 5 [Dec 1827] |
| 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. |
