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GB-110/JES/COR/25/60
Title
William Sole, Bath, [Somerset], to James Edward Smith
Letter date
26 Apr 1798
Author(s)
William Sole 1741-1802
Number of Pages
5
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GB-110/JES/COR/25/60 from William Sole, Bath, [Somerset], to James Edward Smith (26 April 1798)
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Item Type:
Document
From:
Sole, William
Sent from:
Bath, Somerset
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Summary:
Sending live collection of his mints ['Mentha']; planting and care instructions. Plates and letterpress of his work ["Menthae Britannicae"] almost finished printing, expects it to be published by 1 June.
Numbered list of the mints, in three orders: 'Mentha spicata', 'M. capitata', and 'M. verticillata', 26 specimens in total.
Corrections to several names in the collection of dried mints he sent 1796. Regards to [John] Pitchford.
Additional correction on small separate note.
Letter date:
26 Apr 1798
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
25.135
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Additional | Smith replied 12 May [1798] |
| 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 | Sole, W, (1798). "Menthae Britannicae: being a new botanical arrangement of all the British mints..." Bath: [printer:] Cruttwell. |
