Describes her father's election victory over Mr Vaughan with twice as many votes; her father's chair was decorated with foil, ribbons, and artificial roses made by her mother.
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The Linnean Society of London Collection
The scientific and personal correspondence of James Edward Smith (1759-1828), purchaser of the collections of Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778) and founder of the Linnean Society of London in 1788, was presented to the Linnean Society between 1857 and 1872 by his widow Pleasance Smith (1773-1877). Since then, it has been complemented by additional series. The collection was catalogued, conserved, and digitised from 2010 to 2013, thanks to the generous support of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Letters can be searched through Ɛpsilon, with links to images and summaries available on the Linnean Society’s Online Collections (http://linnean-online.org/smith_correspondence.html).
Describes her father's election victory over Mr Vaughan with twice as many votes; her father's chair was decorated with foil, ribbons, and artificial roses made by her mother.
Thanks Smith for cabinet and insects. Will now send drawing of the "antiquities" [Roman jewellery found in field at Dolecothy, including a ring, brooches, chain, and other items, see RelatedMaterial below], and curious specimens found by the gardener. Her birthday yesterday. She has found many curious insects. Greenhouse plants in "high beauty" and she has dried a great number of them well.