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GB-110/JES/COR/24/96
Title
Richard Pulteney, Blandford, [Dorset], to James Edward Smith
Letter date
20 Nov 1792
Author(s)
Richard Pulteney 1730-1801
Number of Pages
2
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GB-110/JES/COR/24/96 from Richard Pulteney, Blandford, [Dorset], to James Edward Smith (20 November 1792)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/24/96 from Richard Pulteney, Blandford, [Dorset], to James Edward Smith (20 November 1792) Close
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Item Type:
Document
From:
Pulteney, Richard
Sent from:
Blandford, Dorset
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Summary:
Asks Smith to obtain list of foreign botanical books Haslock currently has in hand, as he wishes to obtain several titles of repute, including Schmidel's continuation of Gesner ["Historiae plantarum fasciculus" (1759)], and Hedwig's work ["Descriptio et adumbratio microscopico-analytica muscorum" (1787-1797)].
Letter date:
20 Nov 1792
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
24.177
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Additional | Smith replied 28 Jan 1793 |
| 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. |
| Related Material | For Pulteney's note to Smith of 23 January 1793 enquiring after this letter, see JES/COR/24/98. Gesner, C, Trew, C J, and Schmidel, C C, (1759). "Historiae plantarum fasciculus quem ex bibliotheca Christopheri Jacobi Trew ... edidit et illustravit Casimirus Christopherus Schmidel." Norimberga: Seligmannus. Hedwig, J, (1787-1797). "Descriptio et adumbratio microscopico-analytica muscorum frondosorum nec non aliorum vegetantium e classe cryptogamica Linnaei novorum dubiisque vexatorum." Lipsia: Mullerianus. |
