Pleased his response to Smith's enquiries about 'Lithospermum' was satisfactory. Prices for his "Synopsis of birds" and "Index [ornithologicus]".
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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).
Pleased his response to Smith's enquiries about 'Lithospermum' was satisfactory. Prices for his "Synopsis of birds" and "Index [ornithologicus]".
Sending two of his papers, ready for publication, and some plants, including a lichen from Japan, possibly 'Lichen saccharinus', 'Gnidia pinifolia' Linnaeus, and 'Passerina filiformis' and 'P. ericoides', for comparison. Hopes Smith received the parcel sent in April containing plants, articles, and description of 'Hemionitis parasitica'.
Touched by Smith's letter regarding her father [John Ellis (c 1710-1776), zoologist]. Would like to see Smith's collections when she is next in London.
[On the reverse of this letter is a note by Pleasance Smith stating that Mrs Watt was the only child of John Ellis FRS, "illustrous as the author of a work on Corallines" and direction to an additional letter in the "Memoirs and Correspondence of Sir James Edward Smith" [see RelatedMaterial below]]