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GB-110/JES/ADD/60
Title
Thomas Marsham, 50 Baker Street, Portman Squre, [London], to James Edward Smith
Letter date
24 Dec 1796
Author(s)
Thomas Marsham 1747-1819
Number of Pages
3
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GB-110/JES/ADD/60 from Thomas Marsham, 50 Baker Street, Portman Squre, [London], to James Edward Smith (24 December 1796)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/ADD/60 from Thomas Marsham, 50 Baker Street, Portman Squre, [London], to James Edward Smith (24 December 1796) Close
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Item Type:
Document
From:
Marsham, Thomas
Sent from:
London
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Summary:
Directions for Smith to obtain box expected for him from Calcutta, before going through Customs House; Smith still has a friend at Court, Mr Dominicus, brother-in-law to [William] Kirby and Mrs Sutton. He is making two cabinets, one for insects and one for shells. [Jonas] Dryander presided [at Linnean Society] but was very ill "with the Piles". [Aylmer Bourke] Lambert also ill.
Papers for "Linnean Transactions" vol 3 plentiful, including ones by [John] Latham on "The Trachea of Birds" and [Bracy] Clark's paper. Sorry to hear that ideas have started for removing Smith from his Chair; reassures Smith he does not think so and thinks the best solution for Smith's absence is a "steady & active substitute", which [Jonas] Dryander is to undertake.
Letter date:
24 Dec 1796
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
81
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Additional | Smith replied 31 Dec [1796] |
| Finding Aids | Hutt, C M, "List of additional correspondence of Sir James Edward Smith" Linnean Society. |
| Related Material | Latham, J, 'An essay on the trachea or windpipes of varous kind of birds', "Transactions of the Linnean Society of London", 1798 4(1), pp.90-128. Clark, B, 'Observations on the Genus Oestrus', "Transactions of the Linnean Society of London", 1797 3(1), pp.289-329. |
