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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).
Photographic copy of John Opie's (1761-1807) 1798 portrait of Pleasance Smith.
[Note in pencil by Robert Kippist on reverse] received from Lady Smith 17 September 1872.
At present unable to locate [Alexander] Macleay's correspondence but when she does will send them. Thanks for portait of Macleay; in return sends photographic copy of [John] Opie's 1798 portrait of her.