Robert Brown, Dean Street, [London], to Sir James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk]

Summary

Declines offer of Secretaryship of the Linnean Society and explains his decision. Pleased that Smith's health has improved and his progress with the third volume of "The English Flora". Sending Smith his appendix to "Captain Parry's 1st Voyage" and his contribution to the botanical appendix of "Captain Franklin's journey". Pleased that Smith is to adopt Brown's proposals for 'Cruciferae', and comments on [Augustin Pyramus] de Candolle's work on the same.

Letter details

Record number

LINNEAN1684

From

Robert Brown

To

Sir James Edward Smith

Date

2 Feb 1825

Sent from

London

Sent to

Norwich, Norfolk

Source of text

GB-110/JES/COR/2/100, 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.

• Robert Brown
• Sir James Edward Smith