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From:
Rousseau
To:
André-Marie Ampère
Date:
1799
Source of text:
Fonds André-Marie Ampère chemise 311bis., Archives de l'Académie des sciences, Paris
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
La Correspondance d’André-Marie Ampère
From:
Adam Afzelius
To:
Sir James Edward Smith
Date:
[Jan 1799]
Source of text:
GB-110/JES/ADD/2, The Linnean Society of London
Summary:

Thanks Smith for hospitality during visit to Norwich in November. Sends list of queries on genus 'Brownea', for Smith to answer and return.

Contributor:
The Linnean Society of London
From:
Astley Paston Cooper
To:
Everard Home
Date:
1799
Source of text:
L&P/11/117, Royal Society
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Royal Society
From:
Edward Rudge
To:
Sir James Edward Smith
Date:
[1799-1811]
Source of text:
GB-110/JES/COR/25/23, The Linnean Society of London
Summary:

Invites Smith to dinner on Friday 3 May.

Lists of various amounts of money, in Smith's hand.

Contributor:
The Linnean Society of London
From:
Francis Hamilton
To:
Sir James Edward Smith
Date:
1 Jan 1799
Source of text:
GB-110/JES/MS402/1, The Linnean Society of London
Summary:

He has temporary charge of the East India Company's botanic garden at Calcutta whilst [William] Roxburgh is at the Cape [of Good Hope] recovering his health. He has been drawing and describing his fish specimens; forwarding drawings and descriptions of 10 'Cyprini' as an example; his method for interpreting the Bengal names; has nearly 200 drawings of fish; unsure whether to publish as a separate publication or in "Linnean Transactions". Sending description and drawings of a bat for "Linnean Transactions". Received word that the Directors of the East India Company have received his Burmese plants specimens and given them to Sir Joseph Banks.

He is publishing a long paper on the "Religion of the Burmas" in "Asiatic Researches" vol 6; he has caused great offence amongst the Indian antiquaries by claiming that Buddhism is the original doctrine of Hinduism, and that the Bramins are "intruders from Egypt".

Last year he was employed in preparing a report on suitability of Chittagong and Tippera provinces for spice cultivation, which was unfavourable, but a trial is to be made at Chittagong for which he will send nutmeg and cinnamon trees. Collected a number of specimens on this trip. Intends to send Smith a parcel of seeds for distribution. Planning to an expedition through the Sunderbunds forests and considering writing an account of the natural productions of district watered by mouths of the Ganges and Burampooter rivers.

Contributor:
The Linnean Society of London
From:
Sir Joseph Banks
To:
Sir James Edward Smith
Date:
6 Jan 1799
Source of text:
GB-110/JES/COR/1/64, The Linnean Society of London
Summary:

Thanks Mrs Smith for turkey. Flattered by dedication of "Flora Anglica" [Britannica]. Remarks on severity of the winter, in which his steward has reported hearing "frost crack" in trees, apparently not observed in England since the "Hard Frost" of 1739-1740. Time has been taken up with Committee of Coinage so has done very little botany. [Jonas] Dryander printing catalogue.

Contributor:
The Linnean Society of London
From:
Joseph Banks
To:
Joseph Banks
Date:
11 January 1799
Source of text:
MM/8/19, Royal Society
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Royal Society
From:
George Williams
To:
Sir James Edward Smith
Date:
11 Jan 1799
Source of text:
GB-110/JES/COR/10/89, The Linnean Society of London
Summary:

Has sent Smith the requested specimens of 'Clara' from Bolart's herbarium, which is rapidly decaying. Eager to see [William] Sole's mints ['Mentha'], at present cannot follow his descriptions and would be pleased to see some of his plants reduced "to a more subordinate rank than that of species". Discussion of 'Campanula': considers a variety of 'Campanula rotundifolia' in Oxford Botanic Garden to be 'Campanula rhomboidea' on account of leaves; asks Smith's familiarity with 'Campanula mollis', named by [John] Sibthorp 'C. rupestris'. Received roots of 'Eriocaulon' from northern England, unsure what trivial name to give the species. [James] Sowerby's 'Polygonum bistortum'. Grateful to Smith for gathering the 'Statice' of the Norfolk coast. Requests seeds of 'Melampyrum cristatum' and others, and specimens of new 'Orobanche' except 'Orobanche elatior'.

Contributor:
The Linnean Society of London
From:
Benjamin Hutchinson
To:
Joseph Banks
Date:
21 January 1799
Source of text:
L&P/11/90, Royal Society
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Royal Society
From:
Thomas Butt
To:
Sir James Edward Smith
Date:
22 Jan 1799
Source of text:
GB-110/JES/COR/2/107, The Linnean Society of London
Summary:

Thanks Smith for his attention in identifying 'Anchusa officinalis', describes its habitat and opinion on whether it is indigenous. Has left instructions with a friend to send specimens to [James] Sowerby, as requested. Lord Valentia [George Annesley] hopes to soon see Smith in London.

Contributor:
The Linnean Society of London
From:
Nevil Maskelyne
To:
Nevil Maskelyne
Date:
25 January 1799
Source of text:
MM/8/15, Royal Society
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Royal Society
From:
Hugh Davies
To:
Sir James Edward Smith
Date:
29 Jan 1799
Source of text:
GB-110/JES/COR/4/12, The Linnean Society of London
Summary:

Assures Smith he shall assist [Dawson] Turner any way he can. Complains that a collection of British shells he sent to the Linnean Society in March 1797 have not been acknowledged. Proposes to compile a catalogue of Anglesea plants to present to the Society, believing that a system of botanists examining their own neighbourhoods "might be the likeliest method of perfecting a flora of the nation". However, plans have been put on hold by news of Smith's progress on "Flora Britannica", asks advice on whether to proceed. Condolences on the death of [Thomas] Pennant.

Contributor:
The Linnean Society of London
From:
William Bingley
To:
Sir James Edward Smith
Date:
[Feb 1799]
Source of text:
GB-110/JES/COR/20/86, The Linnean Society of London
Summary:

Account of his 3 month botanical trip in north Wales, from which he returned in October [1798]: travelled on foot; unable to meet [John Wynne] Griffith [(1763-1834)]; accompanied on his mountain excursions by a non-botanical clergyman with good local knowledge. Plants include: 'Cardamine petraea' notes and observations; specimens for Smith of the three rarer 'Arenaria', 'Polypodium lonchitis', 'Isoetes lacustris', and 'Subularia aquatica'; seed of 'Saxifraga palmata', 'Cerastium latifolium', 'Subularia aquatica', 'Cerastium alpinum', and 'Anthericum serotinum'; 'Formentilla ceptans' with flowers of the 'Formentilla' and 'Potentilla', [William] Withering thinks the two genera should be united. Apologises for not sending rare Welsh plants to [James] Sowerby as intended.

Contributor:
The Linnean Society of London
From:
Joseph Banks
To:
Joseph Banks
Date:
2 February 1799
Source of text:
MM/8/16, Royal Society
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Royal Society
From:
Charles Abbot
To:
Sir James Edward Smith
Date:
3 Feb 1799
Source of text:
GB-110/JES/COR/1/2, The Linnean Society of London
Summary:

Promises specimens of 'Chara tomentosa', 'Heracleum augustifolium' and 'Euphorbias platyphyleos' in the future. Thanks Smith for assistance in translation of the synonym in 'Fontinalis minor'. Has added 11 new plants and habitats since "Flora Bedfordiensis" came out: 'Ruscus aculeatus', 'Bryum uniberbe', 'Byrum viridulum', 'Marchantia conica', 'Lichen graniformis', 'Lichen tessellatus', 'Lichen coarctatus', 'Lichen haematomma', 'Lichen cerinus', 'Lichen rimosus', 'Lichen awreus'.

Contributor:
The Linnean Society of London
From:
Joseph Banks
To:
Nevil Maskelyne
Date:
4 February 1799
Source of text:
MM/8/17, Royal Society
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Royal Society
From:
Sir Joseph Banks
To:
Sir James Edward Smith
Date:
4 Feb 1799
Source of text:
GB-110/JES/COR/1/65, The Linnean Society of London
Summary:

Thinks it wise for Mr Nortcut to delay his candidature at Royal Society until communicating a paper to them, to preclude "all fear of an unfavourable decision by ballot". Comments on winter weather.

Contributor:
The Linnean Society of London
From:
William Mudge
To:
Joseph Planta
Date:
6 February 1799
Source of text:
MM/3/64, Royal Society
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Royal Society
From:
Joseph Planta
To:
William Mudge
Date:
8 February 1799
Source of text:
MM/3/63, Royal Society
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Royal Society
From:
William Bingley
To:
Sir James Edward Smith
Date:
15 Feb 1799
Source of text:
GB-110/JES/COR/20/87, The Linnean Society of London
Summary:

At Smith's request sends specimens of 'Cardamine petraea', 'Subularia aquatica', 'Arenaria verna', 'A. laricifolia', and 'A. juniperina', and also 'Cochlearia groenlandica', 'Saxifraga palmata', 'Serratula alpina', 'Solidago cambrica', and 'Cardamine hastulata' he now determines as 'Arabis hispida' Linnaeus; requests they be returned except the two Smith likes best. Considers 'Arenaria juniperina' and 'A. laricifolia' varieties of the other; observations on this and other plants sent.

'Cistus marifolius' of "English botany" has every flower with only 4 petals. Glad to accept Cornish specimens; requests 'Pisum maritimum' of Norfolk coast.

In addition to plants already mentioned, sending: 'Gallium boreale', 'Scutellaria minor', 'Silene acaulis', 'Gnaphalium rectum', and 'Veronica spicata' or 'V. hybrida'. Found 'Lobelia dortmanna' in the alpine lakes; offers to send catalogue of the plants he found [on his Welsh botanical excursion].

Contributor:
The Linnean Society of London