Mariamne Johnes, Hafod, [Cardiganshire], to James Edward Smith

Summary

Thanks for Smith's letter. Their new gardener from Scotland, Mr Todd, has arrived, he was previously at the Edinburgh Botanical Garden and he knows Smith by name. Dr [James] Anderson is working on her flower garden. Received letter from her aunt, Charlotte, who complains of the heat but is happy and pleased with Mrs Kindersley [probably with Smith's cousins, the Kindersleys, in India]. Her father still in London.

Letter details

Record number

LINNEAN1223

From

Mariamne Johnes

To

Sir James Edward Smith

Date

10 Dec 1795

Sent from

Hafod, Cardiganshire

Source of text

GB-110/JES/COR/16/7, The Linnean Society of London

Language

English

Contributor

The Linnean Society of London[View Ɛpsilon collection]

Also published in The Correspondence of Sir James Edward Smith, The Linnean Society's Archive Catalogue.

• Mariamne Johnes
• Sir James Edward Smith