Archibald Menzies, 6 Chapel Place, [London], to James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk]

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Ref No GB-110/JES/COR/24/19
Title Archibald Menzies, 6 Chapel Place, [London], to James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk]
Letter date 12 Feb 1808
Author(s) Archibald Menzies 1754-1842
Number of Pages 5

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GB-110/JES/COR/24/19 from Archibald Menzies, 6 Chapel Place, [London], to James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk] (12 February 1808)

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Item Type: Document
From: Menzies, Archibald
Sent from: London
To: Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent to location: Norwich, Norfolk
Summary:

Thanks for copy of Smith's "Introduction to Botany". Comments on error on page 263 regarding a 'Liliaceous' plant found by him on north-west coast of America, encloses note [extant] written by [Richard] Salisbury in margin of Sir Joseph Banks' copy of book stating same, offers to send the drawings and descriptions for Smith to reexamine.

Letter date: 12 Feb 1808
Languages: English
Prev Ref No: 24.36
Additional Information:
Note typeNote
AdditionalSmith replied 4 Mar [1808]
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.
Related MaterialSmith, J E, (1807). "An Introduction to Physiological and Systematical Botany." London: Longman.