A title page and contents page of Volume 7 of James Edward Smith's Correspondence as well as a portrait of Thomas Martyn and a note on the correspondence from Thomas Martyn
A title page and contents page of Volume 7 of James Edward Smith's Correspondence as well as a portrait of Thomas Martyn and a note on the correspondence from Thomas Martyn
A title page and contents page of Volume 8 of James Edward Smith's Correspondence
A copy of W. Say's engraving of F. Chantrey's bust of Smith, a brief general introduction by Pleasance Smith, and a contents page that preceeds the letters.
A title page and contents page of Volume 9 of James Edward Smith's Correspondence
Cover from enclosure sent by Samuel Goodenough.
Three specimens, labelled: two of "autumn flowering specimen of the 'Saxifraga' [Smith] purposed to call 'peduncularis'", and one of "'Silene alpestris' on a rock on a mountain to the east of Clova, 1795" [plants sent to Smith by Don, via Goodenough].
Postmark 30 January 1804. Two specimens of grass, labelled.
Two pages of [James] Sowerby's account with Smith, the first dated 23 January 1794 and written by James Smith, detailing monies owed to Sowerby, and the second covering 1798-1799 and written by James Edward Smith's, detailing monies owed to Smith.
The Society for the Investigation of Natural History has elected "your Lordship" an Honorary Member.
[Note on reverse of letter:] "Geo. Aikenhead, Horns of an Elke found at the depth of 76 feet with superincumbent Strata of Soil Moss & Marle".
Three pieces of verse: one untitled, one titled "Written in the pocket book of a scientific friend, 1786", and the other an epitaph on Richard Smith [Smith's brother].
[Note in different hand] "by Sir J E Smith & written out by him".
Epitaph on death of Emma Smith, wife of his brother, Frederick Smith.
A title page and contents page of Volume 10 of James Edward Smith's Correspondence
A title page of Volume 11: Correspondence of Sir James Edward Smith and Samuel Goodenough, Bishop of Carlisle
Engraving of a middle-aged Carl Linnaeus. Inscription in pencil on bottom of page: "given by Mr Brightwell 1826. Taken from a bust in the Royal Gardens in Stockholm by J M Johnson, 1824".
A title page of Volume 12: Correspondence of Sir James Edward Smith and Samuel Goodenough, Bishop of Carlisle
A title page of Volume 13: Correspondence of Sir James Edward Smith and Sir Thomas Gery Cullum, 7th baronet
A title page of Volume 14: Correspondence of Sir James Edward Smith and Edmund Davall
Watercolour of 'Geum rivale', or Water Avens. "JES pinxit" in pencil in bottom right-hand corner.