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GB-110/JES/COR/25/34
Title
John Russell, St James's Square, [London], to Sir James Edward Smith
Letter date
18 Feb 1825
Author(s)
John, 6th Duke of Bedford Russell 1766-1839
Number of Pages
4
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GB-110/JES/COR/25/34 from John Russell, St James's Square, [London], to Sir James Edward Smith (18 February 1825)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/25/34 from John Russell, St James's Square, [London], to Sir James Edward Smith (18 February 1825) Close
Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Russell, John
Sent from:
London
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Summary:
Has requested that two copies of his recently printed catalogue of heaths at Woburn Abbey, [Bedfordshire], be sent for Smith and the Linnean Society ["Hortus Ericaeus Woburnensis"]. Intends to establish a Salicetum [collection of willows], for which he will use Smith's "valuable work" on 'Salix'. His gardener, [George] Sinclair, has left his service to set himself up as a nursery gardener.
Letter date:
18 Feb 1825
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
25.88
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Related Material | Sinclair, G, and Russell, J, (1825). "Hortus Ericaeus Woburnensis: or, a catalogue of heaths in the collection of the Duke of Bedford at Woburn Abbey. Alphabetically and systematically arranged." London: Printed by J. Moyes. Smith, J E, 'Remarks on some British Species of Salix', "Transactions of the Linnean Society of London", 1802 6(1), pp.110-124. |
| 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. |
