From:
Thomas Jenkinson Woodward
To:
Sir James Edward Smith
Date:
12 May 1790
Source of text:
GB-110/JES/COR/18/41, The Linnean Society of London
Summary:
Broke his collarbone and bruised his arm and leg in a stagecoach accident; refused to go to a surgeon and went straight home; making a good recovery; all of the 17 or 18 travellers were injured. Thought of their parting words but does not blame Smith. Smith's "distressing" visit to Sir Joseph Banks' [apoplectic fit and death of Charles Godfrey Woide (1725-1790)].
Contributor:
The Linnean Society of London