Richard Pulteney, [Blandford, Dorset], to James Edward Smith, 12 [Great] Marlborough Street, London

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Ref No GB-110/JES/COR/24/94
Title Richard Pulteney, [Blandford, Dorset], to James Edward Smith, 12 [Great] Marlborough Street, London
Letter date 25 Jul 1792
Author(s) Richard Pulteney 1730-1801
Number of Pages 4

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GB-110/JES/COR/24/94 from Richard Pulteney, [Blandford, Dorset], to James Edward Smith, 12 [Great] Marlborough Street, London (25 July 1792)

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Item Type: Document
From: Pulteney, Richard
Sent from: Blandford, Dorset
To: Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent to location: London
Summary:

Thanks for Smith's letter of 16 [July 1792] and books; congratulates Smith on return of his health; state of his account with Smith. Expects he will have to draw a line soon regarding his purchase of works on exotic botany. Book orders for himself and a gentleman of his neighbourhood.
Should his 'Lycoperdon' paper be intended for publication he has some small additions to make. [Aylmer Bourke] Lambert in a "very low & depressed state". Grandmaison has published a French edition of his "View of the Writings of Linnaeus". Cannot come to London to examine Linnaean shells; his own collection contains nearly 1000 distinct species; he has lately inspired two young gentleman of the area in natural history, including [William George] Maton, whom Smith has already shown the Linnaean shells. Hears much of Bulliard's book on fungus ["Histoire des champignons de la France.." (1791-1812)].

Letter date: 25 Jul 1792
Languages: English
Prev Ref No: 24.171
Additional Information:
Note typeNote
AdditionalSmith replied 24 Aug [1792]
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 MaterialPulteney, R, 'The History and Description of a Minute Epiphyllous Lycoperdon, growing on the Leaves of the Anemone nemorosa', "Transactions of the Linnean Society of London", 1794 2(1), pp.305-312. Smith, J E, (1804-1805). "Exotic botany" London: J. Sowerby. Pulteney, R, (1781). "A general view of the writings of Linnaeus." London: T. Payne and B. White. Bulliard, P, (1791-1812). "Histoire des champignons de la France ou trait‚ ‚l‚mentaire... Par... Bulliard (et [�tienne Pierre] Ventenat...)..." Paris: [privately].