From:
Sir Joseph Banks
To:
Sir James Edward Smith
Date:
14 Jan 1798
Source of text:
GB-110/JES/COR/1/60, The Linnean Society of London
Summary:
Thanks Mrs Smith for turkey. Unable to recommend Bracy Clarke to the directors [Executive Directory, body of five directors that held executive power in France, 1795-1799] for obtaining a passport, but nevertheless admires his acquirements as a veterinary surgeon.
Contributor:
The Linnean Society of London