Thomas Jenkinson Woodward, Walcot Hall, [Diss, Norfolk], to Sir James Edward Smith, Linnean Society Rooms, Gerard Street, Soho, London

Summary

Unable to attend Linnean Society anniversary meeting as the situation of the country is such that it is "expedient for every person [...] to be at home to secure their own property"; reports of fires in vicinty of Bury, [Suffolk], "almost all malicious & wilful, from the discontent of the people". Poverty of the smaller farmers means that in every parish there are labourers out of employ and discontented, and rises in price of corn "only serves to irritate the poor". Describes a mob he saw in Norwich, but hopes recent falls in corn prices will quiet things.

[John] Stackhouse to republish his "Nereis Britannica" in which he will attack [Dawson] Turner for a "want of candour" in his own work ["Fucus sive plantarum fucorum"]. Criticises Turner for leaving his work in an unfinished state.

Letter details

Record number

LINNEAN1446

From

Thomas Jenkinson Woodward

To

Sir James Edward Smith

Date

19 May 1816

Sent from

Diss, Norfolk

Sent to

London

Source of text

GB-110/JES/COR/18/129, 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.

• Sir James Edward Smith
• Thomas Jenkinson Woodward