William Babington to James Edward Smith, Hammersmith, [Middlesex]

Summary

Confirmation that their low expectations [regarding sale of the Linnaean fossils] were well founded: worthless chaos of the Linnaean cabinet contained only one valuable specimen; concerned that the efforts of himself and Dr Mitchell in organising it worked towards Smith's disadvantage; thought that Dr Lettsom would be a possible purchaser, and he did call at Mr King's, but did not attend the sale. Advertisement of Smith's lectures [at Guy's Hospital, London]. Balance from the sale.

Letter details

Record number

LINNEAN1878

From

William Babington

To

Sir James Edward Smith

Date

15 Mar 1796

Sent to

Hammersmith, Middlesex

Source of text

GB-110/JES/COR/20/32, 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.