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GB-110/JES/AM/146
Title
Alexander Macleay, Queen Square, Westminster, to Sir James Edward Smith
Letter date
5 May 1819
Author(s)
Alexander Macleay 1767-1848
Number of Pages
2
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GB-110/JES/AM/146 from Alexander Macleay, Queen Square, Westminster, to Sir James Edward Smith (5 May 1819)
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Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Macleay, Alexander
Sent from:
Westminster
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Summary:
Received Smith's letter of 30 [April 1819]. [Augustin] de Candolle and [Louis Claude] Richard [(1754-1821), botanist] elected FMLS, Lamarck and [José Antonio] Pavon unsuccessful; lists results, vexed about Lamarck; changes to Council membership.
Reassures Smith over his remarks on Smith's pamphlets: approves of the last ["A defence of the Church and Universities of England"] and wishes he had not written the one before ["Considerations respecting Cambridge"].
Letter date:
5 May 1819
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
Sm/M'L 147
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Finding Aids | Correspondence-Smith/McLeay handlist, Linnean Society. |
| Related Material | Smith, J E, (1819). "A defence of the Church and Universities of England ..." London: Longman. Smith, J E, (1818). "Considerations respecting Cambridge, more particularly relating to its botanical professorship ..." London: Longman. |
