Sir James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk], to James Yates, 14 Islington Row, Birmingham, [Warwickshire]

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Ref No GB-110/JES/COR/26/80
Title Sir James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk], to James Yates, 14 Islington Row, Birmingham, [Warwickshire]
Letter date 8 Jan 1825
Author(s) Sir James Edward Smith 1759-1828
Number of Pages 4

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GB-110/JES/COR/26/80 from Sir James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk], to James Yates, 14 Islington Row, Birmingham, [Warwickshire] (8 January 1825)

Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/26/80 from Sir James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk], to James Yates, 14 Islington Row, Birmingham, [Warwickshire] (8 January 1825) Close

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Item Type: Document
From: Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent from: Norwich, Norfolk
To: Yates, James
Sent to location: Birmingham, Warwickshire
Summary:

Only recently received Yates' letter of 10 March [1824]; his ill health last summer and almost total interruption of his literary labours and correspondence have kept him in state of estrangement from many friends, and now he is recovered his work on "English Flora" takes all his time, he "cannot write books and letters too". Explains delay in receiving Yates' letter, caused by it getting caught up in his niece Martin's "drapery". Recollections of Yates' new area of residence in Birmingham.
His illness prevented him from going to London at all in 1824, having never missed a year before. Intends to go to London in April this year, hopes to see Yates' and Mrs James Yates there. Approves of [William] Roscoe's work [see RelatedMaterial below], hopes he can go on with it. Asks after his Birmingham friends the Corries and Dr Johnstone.

Letter date: 8 Jan 1825
Languages: English
Prev Ref No: 26.145
Additional Information:
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Related MaterialFor Yates' letter of 10 March 1824, to which this is a reply, see JES/COR/26/79. Roscoe, W, (1828). "Monandrian plants of the order Scitamineae, chiefly drawn from living specimens in the Botanic Garden At Liverpool ... With descriptions and observations." Liverpool: [printer:] G. Smith.
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.