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GB-110/JES/JS/17
Title
James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk], to James Sowerby
Letter date
27 Oct 1813
Author(s)
Sir James Edward Smith 1759-1828
Number of Pages
3
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GB-110/JES/JS/17 from James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk], to James Sowerby (27 October 1813)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/JS/17 from James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk], to James Sowerby (27 October 1813) Close
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Item Type:
Document
From:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent from:
Norwich, Norfolk
To:
Sowerby, James
Summary:
Returns 4 drawings with descriptions for no.263 [of "English botany"]. He has heard or done nothing regarding the vacancy at the [British] Museum, and if Sowerby had wished it would have done more for him than anyone else, even though [William] Bingley and his brother, Frederick, applied to him first; the position not to be had "without much exertion", and would be a "place of abject drudgery and dependence", knowing the "domineering & meddling char[acte]r of some of the trustees.
Letter date:
27 Oct 1813
Languages:
English
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Related Material | Smith, J E, and Sowerby, J, (1790-1814). "English botany" London. |
