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GB-110/JES/MS238/7
Title
Richard Pulteney to [James Edward Smith]
Letter date
24 May 1791
Author(s)
Richard Pulteney 1730-1801
Number of Pages
4
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GB-110/JES/MS238/7 from Richard Pulteney to [James Edward Smith] (24 May 1791)
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Item Type:
Document
From:
Pulteney, Richard
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Summary:
[Draft or copy]
Apologises for delay in replyigng to Smith's letter of 22 October [1790], caused by a severe indisposition all winter. Thanks for Smith's remarks on his book. Responds to points in Smith's letter: Plukenet's authority, John Ray's manuscripts, difficulty of his acquiring books.
Letter date:
24 May 1791
Languages:
English
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Related Material | Pulteney, R, (1790). "Historical and biographical sketches of the progress of botany in England from its origin to the introduction of the Linnaean system." London: Cadell. |
