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GB-110/JES/ADD/67
Title
Thomas Marsham, Exchequer Loan Office, Royal Exchange, [London], to James Edward Smith
Letter date
18 Dec 1798
Author(s)
Thomas Marsham 1747-1819
Number of Pages
2
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GB-110/JES/ADD/67 from Thomas Marsham, Exchequer Loan Office, Royal Exchange, [London], to James Edward Smith (18 December 1798)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/ADD/67 from Thomas Marsham, Exchequer Loan Office, Royal Exchange, [London], to James Edward Smith (18 December 1798) Close
Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Marsham, Thomas
Sent from:
London
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Summary:
Thanks for Smith's description of 'Scarabaeus conspurcatus', also requests its measurements. Sorry to hear Smith suffers so much with his health, and thanks Smith for recommendation of "Mephitie water" [for his kidney stones], which he took with some success in 1794, but is now suffering from them again. Confirms death of [Thomas] Pennant.
Letter date:
18 Dec 1798
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
88
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Additional | Smith replied 21 [Dec 1798] |
| Finding Aids | Hutt, C M, "List of additional correspondence of Sir James Edward Smith" Linnean Society. |
