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GB-110/JES/COR/25/6
Title
William Robertson, Quayside, Newcastle on Tyne, [Northumberland], to James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk]
Letter date
11 May 1811
Author(s)
William Robertson -1848
Number of Pages
3
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GB-110/JES/COR/25/6 from William Robertson, Quayside, Newcastle on Tyne, [Northumberland], to James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk] (11 May 1811)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/25/6 from William Robertson, Quayside, Newcastle on Tyne, [Northumberland], to James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk] (11 May 1811) Close
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Item Type:
Document
From:
Robertson, William
Sent from:
Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent to location:
Norwich, Norfolk
Summary:
Encouraged to write to Smith by "conviction of the liberality of [his] mind, and [his] readiness to assist the younger part of the community, displayed in [his] valuable works". Encloses specimen of an 'Endocarpon' of [Erik] Acharius, found on river Tyne, and identified by [Dawson] Turner as 'Endocarpon leptophyllum' Acharius and 'Lichen lectophyllus' of "English botany"; and "shields" of what Turner calls 'Parmelia turneri', accompanying 'Verrucaria amphibola' Acharius; observations.
Letter date:
11 May 1811
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
25.4
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| 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 | Smith, J E, and Sowerby, J, (1790-1814). "English botany" London. |
| Additional | Smith replied 13 Jul [1811] |
