John Stackhouse, Bath, [Somerset], to Sir James Edward Smith, Linnean Society Rooms, Gerard Street, Soho, London

Summary

Regrets being unable to attend Linnean Society anniversary meeting this year as he has a paper on the larch insect to submit to the Society, and wished to announce a new edition of his "Nereis Britannica". Undertook new edition over the winter in order to present a thesis sent to the Moscow Society of Natural History some years ago, in return for being made a member; he has added 30 plates to the 17 in the thesis, comprising the whole of 'Fucus', and has printed a limited number, though it will be cheaper than any new printed book.

He has been busy arranging the animals in Aristotle, in preparation for new edition of Stephen's "Thesaurus". Hopes Smith has been well in the two years since they last saw each other.

Letter details

Record number

LINNEAN2468

From

John Stackhouse

To

Sir James Edward Smith

Date

17 May 1816

Sent from

Bath, Somerset

Sent to

London

Source of text

GB-110/JES/COR/25/83, 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.

• John Stackhouse
• Sir James Edward Smith