From:
Francis Boott
To:
Sir James Edward Smith
Date:
5 Jul 1820
Source of text:
GB-110/JES/COR/2/62, The Linnean Society of London
Summary:
Married [Mary] Hardcastle on 3 July, a piece of wedding cake was sent to Smith. An account of the courtship, beginning with their first acquaintance in 1811, credits her mother with teaching him botany and leading him to appreciate literature, and account of his abortive attempt to return to America and devote himself solely to the study of botany.
Contributor:
The Linnean Society of London