Edmund Henry Barker, Thetford, [Norfolk], to Sir James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk]

Summary

Received copy of Smith's "Defence of the Church and Universities of England". Currently engaged in an "important Chancery-suit". Offers to show Smith the manuscripts of [John] Stackhouse. Wwriting a commentary on the reminiscences of Charles Butler, including Butler's opinion of Gray. Asks Smith's opinion on the 'Acanthus' of Virgil as described by Barker in the notes of [Charles] Symmons' [(1749-1826), poet and biographer] translation of Virgil. Comments on [Johann Heinrich] Voss's translation of Virgil and effect on opinions of German botanists. Sends two pamphlets, one against Blomfield and Monk, and the other on Greek independence.

Letter details

Record number

LINNEAN1742

From

Edmund Henry Barker

To

Sir James Edward Smith

Date

22 Aug 1823

Sent from

Thetford, Norfolk

Sent to

Norwich, Norfolk

Source of text

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

• Edmund Henry Barker
• Sir James Edward Smith