William Robertson, Quayside, Newcastle on Tyne, [Northumberland], to James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk]

Summary

Encouraged to write to Smith by "conviction of the liberality of [his] mind, and [his] readiness to assist the younger part of the community, displayed in [his] valuable works". Encloses specimen of an 'Endocarpon' of [Erik] Acharius, found on river Tyne, and identified by [Dawson] Turner as 'Endocarpon leptophyllum' Acharius and 'Lichen lectophyllus' of "English botany"; and "shields" of what Turner calls 'Parmelia turneri', accompanying 'Verrucaria amphibola' Acharius; observations.

Letter details

Record number

LINNEAN2442

From

William Robertson

To

Sir James Edward Smith

Date

11 May 1811

Sent from

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland

Sent to

Norwich, Norfolk

Source of text

GB-110/JES/COR/25/6, 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
• William Robertson