Thomas Charles Hope, Edinburgh, to James Edward Smith, 10 Great Windmill Street, Haymarket, London

Summary

Congratulates Smith on acquisition of Linnaean collections; speculates on their worth. Requests copies of works by Hedwig and [Arthur] Broughton. His growing herbarium. Physical Society laid foundation stone of a new Hall. Smith's Society [Edinburgh Natural History Society] is become "by no means inconsiderable" owing to number of respectable members; anticipating seeing Smith in Edinburgh.

Letter details

Record number

LINNEAN2194

From

Thomas Charles Hope

To

Sir James Edward Smith

Date

22 Jul 1784

Sent from

Edinburgh

Sent to

London

Source of text

GB-110/JES/COR/23/20, 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.

• Sir James Edward Smith
• Thomas Charles Hope