From:
Thomas Furly Forster
To:
Sir James Edward Smith
Date:
3 Jan 1824
Source of text:
GB-110/JES/COR/22/49, The Linnean Society of London
Summary:
Sending cask of cranberries. Very unwell for the last 7 months, which has delayed his projected work on 'Rubus'; offers to send Merten's 'Rubus'. Anticipating Smiths annual visit. Doctors say his complaint is a disorder in his liver. Comments on naming of his 'Rubus elegans'.
Contributor:
The Linnean Society of London