James Sowerby, 2 Mead Place, Lambeth, [London], to James Edward Smith

Summary

Sorry Smith has been so ill, hopes not to hurry him. Will appreciate Smith's advice about "English botany" indexes. Encloses further patterns for "Flora Graeca" and letter from [George] Anderson on plight of late [George] Don's family for Smith and [Dawson] Turner's consideration. Asks to borrow Linnaean specimen of 'Ostrea diluviana' for drawing; thinks a work on Linnaeus' shells "would perhaps answer a good purpose".

Letter details

Record number

LINNEAN2450

From

James Sowerby

To

Sir James Edward Smith

Date

9 Feb 1814

Sent from

London

Source of text

GB-110/JES/COR/25/67, 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.

• James Sowerby
• Sir James Edward Smith