From:
George Cornelius Gorham
To:
Sir James Edward Smith
Date:
13 Aug 1827
Source of text:
GB-110/JES/COR/22/67, The Linnean Society of London
Summary:
He is about to be married to [Jane Martyn (d 1896)], a granddaughter of Professor [Thomas] Martyn. Requests Smith's assistance in obtaining drawings or descriptions of 'Martynia longiflora' and 'M. craniolaria', for coloured drawings he intends to have made of all the 'Martynia' as a gift to his wife.
Contributor:
The Linnean Society of London