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From:
John Hellins
To:
Nevil Maskelyne
Date:
27 September 1799
Source of text:
L&P/11/109, Royal Society
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Royal Society
From:
Thomas Johnes
To:
Sir James Edward Smith
Date:
[27 Sep 1799]
Source of text:
GB-110/JES/COR/16/58, The Linnean Society of London
Summary:

Lost letters. Thinks the "Augustan flattery" of Malta and Sciliy superior to the "bombasty" of Spain. His daughter [Mariamne Johnes] thanks Smith for the seeds he sent; she is now translating and if he does not finish Froissart [(c 1337-c 1405), French chronicler] himself thinks she will be a "worthy successor". His growing enthusiasm for farming; building a "feeding house" to his own plan and wants a good weighing machine for live beasts, asks for recommendation from one of Smith's "great farmers".

Contributor:
The Linnean Society of London