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GB-110/JES/AM/173
Title
Alexander Macleay, Queen Square, Westminster, to Sir James Edward Smith
Letter date
18 Dec 1824
Author(s)
Alexander Macleay 1767-1848
Number of Pages
2
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GB-110/JES/AM/173 from Alexander Macleay, Queen Square, Westminster, to Sir James Edward Smith (18 December 1824)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/AM/173 from Alexander Macleay, Queen Square, Westminster, to Sir James Edward Smith (18 December 1824) Close
Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Macleay, Alexander
Sent from:
Westminster
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Summary:
Happy to hear Smith has recovered from his "long and severe indisposition". Asks of probability of Smith being in London before May. Asks after [Francis Leggatt] Chantrey's [(1781-1841), sculptor] bust of Smith. Bishop of Carlisle [Samuel Goodenough] in London, has had a slight attack of gout. [Aylmer Bourke] Lambert unwell after one of his dogs went mad and bit three of his servants. Asks if Smith has seen new their new volume ["Linnean Transactions" vol 13 issue 2], which is "very thin" for want of matter. Asks if they are ever to receive any paper from Smith.
Letter date:
18 Dec 1824
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
Sm/M'L 174
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Additional | Smith replied 20 [Dec 1824] |
| Finding Aids | Correspondence-Smith/McLeay handlist, Linnean Society. |
| Related Material | For Smith's reply of 20 December 1824, see JES/AM/174. |
