George Cornelius Gorham, Clapham Common, [Surrey], to Sir James Edward Smith, Norwich, Norfolk

Summary

He is about to be married to [Jane Martyn (d 1896)], a granddaughter of Professor [Thomas] Martyn. Requests Smith's assistance in obtaining drawings or descriptions of 'Martynia longiflora' and 'M. craniolaria', for coloured drawings he intends to have made of all the 'Martynia' as a gift to his wife.

Letter details

Record number

LINNEAN2145

From

George Cornelius Gorham

To

Sir James Edward Smith

Date

13 Aug 1827

Sent from

Clapham Common, Surrey

Sent to

Norwich, Norfolk

Source of text

GB-110/JES/COR/22/67, 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.

• George Cornelius Gorham
• Sir James Edward Smith