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GB-110/JES/ADD/35
Title
Fielding Best Fynney, Fynney, near Leek, [Staffordshire], to James Edward Smith, London
Letter date
17 Jul 1802
Author(s)
Fielding Best Fynney 1743-1806
Number of Pages
3
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GB-110/JES/ADD/35 from Fielding Best Fynney, Fynney, near Leek, [Staffordshire], to James Edward Smith, London (17 July 1802)
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Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Fynney, Fielding Best
Sent from:
Leek, Staffordshire
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent to location:
London
Summary:
Wishes to join the Linnean Society; his credentials are in the mineral and vegetable kingdoms, which his location serves him well for. Lists his credentials, including membership of Medical Society, a paper published in "Philosophical Transactions" 1777 [see RelatedMaterial below], and a large work on surgery currently in preparation and to be dedicated to the King [George III (1738-1820)]. His London relations.
Letter date:
17 Jul 1802
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
19
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Related Material | Fynney, F B, Percival, T, and Rogers, J, 'The Case of Ann Davenport. By Mr. Fielding Best Fynney, Surgeon at Leek, in Staffordshire; Communicated to Thomas Percival, M. D. F. R. S. and by Him to Sir John Pringle, Bart. P. R. S.', "Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society", 1777 67, pp.458-464. |
| Finding Aids | Hutt, C M, "List of additional correspondence of Sir James Edward Smith" Linnean Society. |
