Thomas Pennant, Downing, [Flintshire], to James Edward Smith, Hammersmith, near London

Letter and/or further information available at http://linnean-online.org/64157/.

Also published in The Correspondence of Sir James Edward Smith, The Linnean Society's Archive Catalogue.

Please cite as “LINNEAN2334,” in Ɛpsilon: The Linnean Society of London Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/linnean-society/letters/LINNEAN2334

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Congratulates Smith on his marriage. He is now a grandfather. Asks Smith to state which of his works he requires; presumes it will no more than his natural history works. Shortly leaving for a visit to Kent, hopes to see Smith. Sends uncoloured copy of his "Indian Zoology". His broken knee-cap never healed but he can ride and walk with ease, except going downstairs.

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Record number: LINNEAN2334
From: Thomas Pennant
To: Sir James Edward Smith
Date: 9 May 1796
Sent from: Downing, Flintshire
Sent to: London
Source of text: GB-110/JES/COR/24/51, The Linnean Society of London
Language: English

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Also published in The Correspondence of Sir James Edward Smith, The Linnean Society's Archive Catalogue.

Thomas Pennant, Downing, [Flintshire], to James Edward Smith, Hammersmith, near London

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