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LINNEAN3514

From:
Sir James Edward Smith
To:
Richard Pulteney
Date:
5 Aug 1791
Source of text:
GB-110/JES/MS238/8, The Linnean Society of London
Summary:

Would have replied to Pulteney's letter of 24 May [1791] sooner had the enclosed "Linnean Transactions" vol 1 arrived earlier. "Quite out of patience" with waiting for L'Héritier's recent publications; offers to send Pulteney's sketches to him. Discussion of recent publications, including by Allioni, Cavanilles, Hedwig, Schreber, and Labillardière.

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The Linnean Society of London

LINNEAN3515

From:
Sir James Edward Smith
To:
Richard Pulteney
Date:
15 Oct 1791
Source of text:
GB-110/JES/MS238/9, The Linnean Society of London
Summary:

Sends books and account of money owing to him. Keen for Pulteney to publish in "Linnean Transactions". Just returned from a trip to Lord Lewisham's [George Legge] in Kent to see 'Convolvulus speciosus'.

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The Linnean Society of London

LINNEAN3500

From:
Sir James Edward Smith
To:
Richard Pulteney
Date:
9 Dec 1791
Source of text:
GB-110/JES/MS238/10, The Linnean Society of London
Summary:

Thanks for Pulteney's letter of 4 [Dec 1791] and bill. Discusses arrival of remaining prints for first volume of Cavanilles' ["Icones et descriptiones plantarum quae aut sponte in Hispania crescunt"]. Gaertner dead, unclear if his 5 remaining "Centuriae" will be published. Laments death of Dr Pictairn, said that his collection will be sold.

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