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GB-110/JES/AM/54
Title
James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk], to Alexander Macleay, Transport Office, London
Letter date
9 Jul 1809
Author(s)
Sir James Edward Smith 1759-1828
Number of Pages
3
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GB-110/JES/AM/54 from James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk], to Alexander Macleay, Transport Office, London (9 July 1809)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/AM/54 from James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk], to Alexander Macleay, Transport Office, London (9 July 1809) Close
Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent from:
Norwich, Norfolk
To:
Macleay, Alexander
Sent to location:
London
Summary:
Arrived back at Norwich 1 July [1809]. Informed by [Robert] Brown that the two species of 'Centrolepis' in [Edward] Rudge's paper ['Description of several Species of Plants from New Holland'], were stolen from Sir Joseph Banks' private herbarium, and do not grow in Port Jackson, [Sydney], as stated in the paper; Brown remarks that [Richard] Salisbury is "making a cat's paw of Rudge, to interfere with Brown's work"; certain that the specific characters are Salisbury's and "very uncouth, & a disgrace to our Transactions". Leaves it to Macleay and Brown to decide whether the paper should be suppressed or corrected.
Letter date:
9 Jul 1809
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
Sm/M'L 54
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Finding Aids | Correspondence-Smith/McLeay handlist, Linnean Society. |
| Related Material | Rudge, E, 'Description of several Species of Plants from New Holland', "Transactions of the Linnean Society of London", 1811 10(2), pp.283-303. |
