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Ref No
GB-110/JES/COR/24/62
Title
John Pitchford to James Edward Smith, 14 Paradise Row, Chelsea, [London]
Letter date
[20 Feb 1786]
Author(s)
John Pitchford 1737-1803
Number of Pages
2
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GB-110/JES/COR/24/62 from John Pitchford to James Edward Smith, 14 Paradise Row, Chelsea, [London] (20 February 1786)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/24/62 from John Pitchford to James Edward Smith, 14 Paradise Row, Chelsea, [London] (20 February 1786) Close
Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Pitchford, John
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent to location:
London
Summary:
Requests return of drawings when finished with. Thanks [John] Lightfoot for the 'Chenopodium', his 'C. rubrum' is correct but but 'C. urbicum' not Linnaeus'; his 'Matricaria chamomilla' is 'Chrysanthemum inodorum'. 'Orobanche ramosa' a valuable discovery.
Mr Humphrey is "grown almost childish" after suffering a hemiplegia; principal symptoms; a young lady suffering severe case successfully treated with the Bark with steel and aromatics.
Letter date:
[20 Feb 1786]
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
24.106
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Related Material | Addendum to Pitchford's letter of 20 February 1786, see JES/COR/8/58. |
| 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. |
