James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk], to Alexander Macleay, Transport Office, London

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Ref No GB-110/JES/AM/41
Title James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk], to Alexander Macleay, Transport Office, London
Letter date 19 Apr 1807
Author(s) Sir James Edward Smith 1759-1828
Number of Pages 4

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GB-110/JES/AM/41 from James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk], to Alexander Macleay, Transport Office, London (19 April 1807)

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Item Type: Document
From: Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent from: Norwich, Norfolk
To: Macleay, Alexander
Sent to location: London
Summary:

Unable to leave for London today on account of severe weather and illness. Received "Linnean Transactions" vol 8: the shell paper "very valuable" but wonders "how some of [Richard] Salisbury's trash got admittance" instead of his own papers, especially that on 'Conchium'; criticises Salisbury's paper on a salt storm. Macleay right to leave Salisbury's "lying pamphlet" out of the list of presentations to the Society; agrees with [Samuel] Goodenough that it ought to be expelled but will leave it to the Society to decide. Upset at the Society's response to the matter, but does not intend to defend himself in "Transactions" as he will not put himself "on a footing with a man whom [he now has] materials to drive out not only of our Society but of all society".
Letter date: 19 Apr 1807
Languages: English
Prev Ref No: Sm/M'L 41
Additional Information:
Note typeNote
Related MaterialMaton, W G, and Rackett, T, 'A Descriptive Catalogue of the British Testacea', "Transactions of the Linnean Society of London", 1807 8(1), pp.17-250. Salisbury, R A, 'Observations on the Perigynous Insertion of the Stamina of Plants', "Transactions of the Linnean Society of London", 1807 8(1), pp.1-16. Salisbury, R A, 'An Account of a Storm of Salt, which fell in January, 1803', "Transactions of the Linnean Society of London", (1), pp.286-290. Salisbury, R A, 'Observations on the Genera of Trollius, Eranthis, Helleborus, Coptis, and Isopyrum', "Transactions of the Linnean Society of London", 1807 8(1), pp.300-307. Salisbury, R A, 'The Characters of several Genera in the Natural Order of Coniferæ: with Remarks on their Stigmata, and Cotyledons', "Transactions of the Linnean Society of London", 1807 8(1), pp.308-317. Salisbury, R A, 'Description of a new Genus in the Natural Order of Rubiaceæ, called Rudgea', "Transactions of the Linnean Society of London", 1807 8(1), pp.325-329. Smith, J E, 'Botanical Sketch of the Genus Conchium', "Transactions of the Linnean Society of London", 1808 9(1), pp.117-125. Salisbury, R A, (1806). "The generic characters in the English Botany, collated with those of Linne." London: printer Bulmer & Co.
Finding AidsCorrespondence-Smith/McLeay handlist, Linnean Society.
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