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From:
José Francisco Corrêa de Serra
To:
Sir James Edward Smith
Date:
31 Oct 1811
Source of text:
GB-110/JES/COR/3/104, The Linnean Society of London
Summary:

Introduces Mr Patterson of Philadelphia, Pennsylvannia, and asks for him to be introduced to the "scientific charcters of England". Asks to be remembered to his friends, particularly [Richard] Salisbury. Leaving for Philadelphia in a few weeks.

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The Linnean Society of London
From:
José Francisco Corrêa de Serra
To:
Sir James Edward Smith
Date:
18 Nov 1813
Source of text:
GB-110/JES/COR/3/105, The Linnean Society of London
Summary:

Botany still in its infancy in America, with only a scattering of amateurs and European "travelling gardeners" collecting for the gardens and nurseries of Europe. Introduces [Jacob] Bigelow, only botanist of merit he has met in his two years in America, except for [Henry] Muhlenberg.

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The Linnean Society of London