Hugh Davies, Aber[gwyngregyn], near Bangor, [Gwynedd], to James Edward Smith

Summary

Delighted by Smith's employment at Windsor; hears that the Queen [Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1744-1818)] wants to set up a botanic garden and he has been approached to send plants from Welsh mountains. Sending plant specimens for Linnean Society, will send lichens in next post. Hopes to send animal drawings via a friend. Has not seen a figure of the 'Pycnogonum'; Herbert's bad figure of the 'Cancer' [crab].

Letter details

Record number

LINNEAN2062

From

Hugh Davies

To

Sir James Edward Smith

Date

15 Jan 1793

Sent from

Abergwyngregyn, Gwynedd

Source of text

GB-110/JES/COR/21/95, 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.